Definition(s)
Waste generated by health care activities including materials from used needles and syringes to soiled dressings, body parts, diagnostic samples, blood, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, medical devices and radioactive materials. (Source: WHO)
Hierarchy
Broader: waste
In other languages
French
déchets médicaux
Russian
медицинские отходы
Spanish
desechos médicos
Chinese, Simplified
医疗废物
Arabic
نفايات طبية
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Multilateral environment agreements tagged with medical waste
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Basel Convention | 3 documents |
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Stockholm Convention | 7 documents |