Healthcare Waste Report - Environment Health

Healthcare Waste Management in Lao PDR
Name of
provinces and
municipality
Vientiane
Municipality
Vientiane
Province
Number of
healthcare
facilities
53 NH, PH, DH,
HC
Segregation
Sharp waste Infectious waste
CHAPTER 3_COUNTRY ANALYSIS
Final disposal
NH, PH, DH SL and/or incinerator (at
provincial and district level)
29 PH, DH, HC PH, DH DS and/or incinerator (at
provincial level)
Phongsaly 20 PH, DH, HC Using label at
provincial level
Luangprabang 56 PH, DH, HC Some wards at
provincial level
Xiengkhuang 48 PH, DH, HC PH, DH DS
Houaphan 30 PH, DH, HC PH DS
Oudomxay 47 PH, DH, HC Using label at
provincial level
Luangnamtha 22 PH, DH, HC Using label at
provincial level
DS
SL
DS and/or incinerator (at
provincial level)
DS and/or incinerator (at
provincial level)
Xayabury 60 PH, DH, HC PH DS and/or incinerator (at
provincial level)
Bolikhamxay 33 PH, DH, HC Some wards at
provincial level
Khammuane 70 PH, DH, HC Some wards at
provincial level
Savannakhet 99 PH, DH, HC PH SL and/or incinerator (at
provincial and district level)
Saravane 33 PH, DH, HC PH Incinerator (at provincial and
district level)
Sekong 12 PH, DH, HC No Incinerator (at provincial and
district level)
Attapeu 24 PH, DH, HC No Incinerator (at provincial and
district level)
Champasack 68 PH, DH, HC PH SL
NH-national hospital, PH-provincial hospital, DH-district hospital, HC-health centre, SL-sanitary landfill, DS-dumping site, and DH-some district hospitals
(Source: Phengxay et. al., 2005)
DS
SL
48
LAOS