National Guidelines for Health Care Waste Management In Ghana
Ghana, Ministry of Health
This document provides direction to health care facilities in Ghana to comply with the requirement of the Hazardous and Electronic Waste Control and Management Act, 2016 (Act 917) and the revised national policy to ensure safe management of health care waste. It applies to all health institutions including public, private, quasi-governmental, non-governmental, faith-based and traditional practitioners that operate in the country at all levels of the health care system: Tertiary/Teaching/Specialist Hospitals, Regional Hospitals, District Hospitals and Sub-district Health Institutions (i.e., Health Centres/Clinics and Community Clinics).
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National Guidelines for Health Care Waste Management In Ghana Current Version
January 2022
This document provides direction to health care facilities in Ghana to comply with the requirement of the Hazardous and Electronic Waste Control and Management Act, 2016 (Act 917) and the revised national policy to ensure safe management of health care waste. It applies to all health institutions including public, private, quasi-governmental, non-governmental, faith-based and traditional practitioners that operate in the country at all levels of the health care system: Tertiary/Teaching/Specialist Hospitals, Regional Hospitals, District Hospitals and Sub-district Health Institutions (i.e., Health Centres/Clinics and Community Clinics).
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