19 in 20 Nigerian health facilities fall short of basic medical waste standard

About 19 in every 20 health care facilities in Nigeria fall short of the basic standard for managing medical waste, according to a new WHO/UNICEF assessment. The finding raises concerns over how used needles, infectious materials and other waste generated during medical care are handled in Africa’s most populous country. Only 5% of Nigerian health […]

By Mahmud Mohammed-Nurudeen