Review of Health Impacts from Microbiological Hazards in Health-Care Wastes-DRAFT

This report will focus on the following topics related to HCW:

· General risks created by HCW to both workers and the public;

· The chain of events contributing to the transmission of infectious disease to waste

workers and the public through exposure to HCW;

· Documentation of the occupational health risks posed by HCW in high-income countries

and by analogy, the possible hazards of HCW to workers in low-income countries;

· Potential threat to the public’s health through indirect or direct contact with HCW;

· Conclusions and general recommendations