Evaluation of sharps waste management in the low-level healthcare facilities in Ilala municipality.

RACT of sharps waste management practices and their implication actives and their implications to health and t was carried in Ilala municipality which is among three muni which is among three municipalities of Dar The study assessed sharps waste management practices i ;te management practices in 135 LLHCFs Lata was obtained through simple and objective questioned and objective questionnaire Healthcare arses, injection prescribers and sharps waste handlers within harps waste handlers within healthcare units those interviewed on generation segregation storage collect( segregation storage collection transportation The observed sharps waste management practices indico-anagement practices indicates inappropnate handling of sharps waste. The findings have revealed findings have revealed that, most of the he municipality had improper sharps waste management waste management systems, which was appropriate design of existing sharps containers, unprotect harps containers, unprotected disposal sites, if unawareness of the risks associated with sharps waste mediated with sharps waste management among corkers and the community. Others are overwhelmed w4thers are overwhelmed with patients and with educated workers, poorly located/working condition o13cated/working condition of incinerators and I networks of sharps waste. These concluded that; most of se concluded that; most of the sharps waste practices used in low-level facilities have greater risks to cities have greater risks to healthcare workers environment. It is recommended that, municipality halite-d that, municipality healthcare management evise existing sharps waste management’s systems, requimnagements systems, requirements for good rips waste management such as, use of Personal Protective I g, unbiased seminars to healthcare workers, .0- sharps w Is and locations/condition of incinerators or burning sites. on to burial or sharps dumping pits, and land slope. All c r the LLHCFs to have good healthcare sharps waste f environment pollution. Use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), :dare workers, .0- sharps waste management senators or burning sites. Others are water pits, and land slope. All of these should be healthcare sharps waste management and