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Electrification Options for Developing Country Health Facilities

Sterilizations, Sanitation and Waste Management

Issues related to medical waste management and disinfection are described here.

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Medical Waste Management

Poor medical waste management can put healthcare workers, waste handlers and the general public at risk.


SODIS water disinfection in Indonesia. A group of people are gathered around tables of clear plastic bottles full of drinking water. The bottles are laid on their side.

Solar Disinfection

Solar disinfection (SODIS) uses solar energy in the form of ultraviolet radiation and infrared heat to disinfect contaminated drinking water.