PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT FROM HOSPITAL WASTE UNDER LAW NO. 18/11
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Abstract
Hospital waste is an important issue that has attracted the attention of various health and environmental systems and agencies, as well as all stakeholders and interested parties worldwide. This is due to the fact that it poses a real threat to both the environment and public health, as it has the potential to transmit deadly diseases and destroy natural ecosystems if not properly disposed of according to international standards that consider the environmental costs of this waste before its economic costs.
In line with other countries around the world, Algeria has amended its legal framework to address current and future challenges in waste management, particularly medical waste, with the aim of reducing potential environmental risks associated with medical waste.
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Sari Umm Al-Saad, The Role of Health Management in the Effective Management of Medical Waste in Light of Sustainable Development Controls Applied to the Algerian Hospital Institution, Master's Thesis, unpublished, Department of Economic Sciences, Faculty of Economic Sciences, Management Sciences and Commercial Sciences, Ferhat Abbas University, Sétif, Algeria, 2012.
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Rziq Kamal, The role of the state in environmental protection, Al-Bahith Journal, Blida, Algeria, Issue 18, 2007.
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Barq Muhammad and Adman Merizq, Management of Medical Waste and Its Environmental Impacts with Reference to the Case of Algeria, Research and Working Papers from the International Conference "Sustainable Development and the Efficient Use of Available Resources", Ferhat Abbas University, Sétif, Algeria, Faculty of Economic Sciences and Management Sciences in collaboration with the Laboratory of Partnership and Investment in Small and Medium Enterprises in the Euro-Maghreb Space, Dar Huda for Printing, Publishing and Distribution, Ain M'lila, Algeria, 2013.