IGNOU Sub-Regional Centre Gandhi Bhawan BHU Campus Varanasi, 221005
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Course programme
The Certificate programme has been developed to create basic awareness
about health care waste management practices and equip the learners with
enough skills for effectively managing health care waste and safe guard
themselves and the community against adverse health impact of health
care waste.
Objectives
The broad Objectives of the programme are to:
-sensitize the learners about health care waste and its impact on health
and environment.
-acquaint the learner group to existing legislation, knowledge and
practices regarding health care waste Management practices in South East
Asia Region countries.
-impart knowledge on the systems and technologies in health care waste
management and their practical aspects.
Programme Design
Course 1: Fundamentals - Environment and Health, HCWM Regulation
Block I Understanding our Environment 1
Unit 1 Introduction to Environment
Unit 2 Environmental Pollutants
Unit 3 Interrelationship of Environment and Health
Unit 4 Waste Management
Block II Health Care Waste: Definitions 1
Unit 1 Definition, Types and Categories of Waste
Unit 2 Principles of Health Care Waste Management
Unit 3 Handling Health Care Waste
Block III Need for a Sound Health Care Waste Management 1
Unit 1 Impact of Health Care Waste on our Environment
Unit 2 Impact of Health Care Waste on the Human Health
Unit 3 Survey Methodology, Worker Safety and Precautions
Block IV Current Status of HCWM Legislation in SEAR Countries 1
Unit 1 Rules & Legislation
Unit 2 Regulatory Mechanisms
Unit 3 Current Status in India , Thailand , Indonesia , Sri Lanka ,
Bangladesh
Unit 4 Current Status in Bhutan , DPR Korea , Timor Leste , Maldives ,
Myanmar , Nepal
Course 2: Health Care Waste Management: Concepts, Technologies and
Training
Block I Practical Aspects of Health Care Waste Management 2
Unit 1 Managerial and Administrative Aspects
Unit 2 Integrated Infection Control Management
Unit 3 Disinfection & Transportation
Unit 4 Capacity Building , Training and Monitoring
Block II Systems and Technologies in Health Care Waste Management 2
Unit 1 Systems Options
Unit 2 Treatment and Disposal of Health Care Waste - Burn Technologies
Unit 3 Treatment and Disposal of Health Care Waste - Non - Burn
Technologies
Unit 4 Innovative Concepts and Possibilities
Block III Health Care Waste Management and Emerging Issues 1
Unit 1 Waste water treatment
Unit 2 Management of Wastes from Immunizations
Unit 3 Health Care Waste Management and Health Promotion