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ReviewCureus2024

Navigating Challenges in Biomedical Waste Management in India: A Narrative Review.

Komal S Dhole, Sweta Bahadure, Gulshan R Bandre, Obaid Noman

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Review in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. From Disparity to Integration: Transforming India's Immunization Strategy through Private Sector Engagement.Indian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social Medicine · 2026
    Article
  2. Healthcare Waste Management in Rural and Remote India: Challenges and Sustainable Solutions.Indian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social Medicine · 2026
    Article
  3. Article
  4. Hazardous waste management and one health approach.Frontiers in public health · 2025
    Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Komal S DholePathology, School of Allied Health Sciences, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research, Wardha, IND.
Sweta BahadurePathology, Datta Meghe Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research, Wardha, IND.
Gulshan R BandreMicrobiology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research, Wardha, IND.
Obaid NomanPathology, Datta Meghe Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research, Wardha, IND.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Biomedical waste management (BMWM) in India poses significant challenges that demand thorough examination and strategic interventions. As the country's healthcare sector expands rapidly, proper management of biomedical waste becomes increasingly critical to safeguarding public health and environmental integrity. Biomedical waste, encompassing industrial waste, hospital waste, and waste from other healthcare facilities, poses a heightened risk of infection and injury compared to any other form of waste. A lack of understanding regarding safe medical waste disposal practices can be hazardous to one's health as well as the environment. To improve waste management practices in the country, we can suggest effective strategies and recommendations by developing a deeper understanding of the current situation. To manage medical waste effectively, healthcare professionals must be knowledgeable about and have experience with this process. This evaluation study provides a comprehensive overview of current BMWM methods in India, shedding light on the benefits, drawbacks, challenges, and areas for improvement in the healthcare waste management system. Several important facets of BMWM were highlighted by the literature research, including waste segregation, treatment techniques, and disposal options, as well as compliance and regulatory frameworks.

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biomedical waste management (bmwm)healthcare facilityimpact indiawaste handlingwaste segregation

Identifiers

PMID38567234
PMCPMC10985054

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