ArticleEnvironmental science and pollution research international2021
Developing an effectiveness index for biomedical waste management in Indian states using a composite indicators approach.
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- Waste Management and the Perspective of a Green Hospital-A Systematic Narrative Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- The Role of Supply Chain Management in Healthcare Waste Management: A Scoping Review on Reverse Logistics, Inventory Control, and Environmental Health Impacts.Public health challenges · 2026Review
- The Use of Information Entropy and Expert Opinion in Maximizing the Discriminating Power of Composite Indicators.Entropy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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- Accumulation of biomedical waste during the COVID-19 pandemic: concerns and strategies for effective treatment.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2022Review
- Biomedical waste generation and management during COVID-19 pandemic in India: challenges and possible management strategies.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2022Review
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Abstract
The waste from healthcare facilities (HCFs) is most devastating as they induce health hazards and pollute the environment. The effective management of biomedical waste is an essential function of the state governments, depending on state policies and facilities in HCFs. The performance assessment at the state level provides explanatory information for the decision-makers to dispose of biomedical waste. Therefore, this paper aims to establish an effectiveness index for assessing the performance of biomedical waste management for the Indian states. The designed conceptual framework, which acts as the building block for the index, interlinks the technical, managerial, and sustainability dimensions. To assess the existing waste management practices, significant sub-indicators are analyzed for India's northern and southern states. The indicators are transformed into comparable units using the proportionate normalization technique. The weight to the respective indicators follows the entropy method and additive aggregation to form the indices for various states. The developed index allows comparing management practices among the states and highlights the alarming situation. Based on the magnitude of indices values, states are categorized as red, yellow, and green zones. The robustness of the model is validated by performing sensitivity analysis and the cluster analysis tests the reliability of indicators and categorization of states with the existing methodology. The analysis will be useful to the decision-makers of state pollution boards by providing special attention to capacity building and waste prevention technologies.
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