Gulis Gabriel, Mochungong Peter Ikome Kuwoh
Unit for Health Promotion Research, University of Southern Denmark , Esbjerg, Denmark.
J Public Health Afr. 2013 Sep 9;4(1):e7. doi: 10.4081/jphia.2013.e7. eCollection 2013 Jun 25.
Health impact assessment (HIA) was carried out to evaluate development of a clinical waste management policy for Cameroon. Fifteen stakeholders of different portfolios within the health sector were selected during a HIA initiating study trip to the Northwest region of Cameroon. Questionnaires were then developed and emailed to the stakeholders. The stakeholders identified cross-contamination, environmental pollution, physical injuries and poor waste management sites as potential risk factors that can be associated with poor clinical waste management. They recommended strong economic and political capital as a prerequisite for the development and implementation of a successful clinical waste policy. Local impacts on health, according to the stakeholders, should be prioritized in deciding any treatment and disposal option. The whole HIA process run through 2008-2010.
开展了健康影响评估（HIA），以评估喀麦隆临床废物管理政策的制定情况。在一次前往喀麦隆西北地区的HIA启动考察旅行中，挑选了卫生部门内15名来自不同业务领域的利益相关者。随后编制了调查问卷并通过电子邮件发送给利益相关者。利益相关者确定交叉污染、环境污染、身体伤害和垃圾管理不善的场所为可能与临床废物管理不善相关的潜在风险因素。他们建议，强大的经济和政治资本是制定和实施成功的临床废物政策的先决条件。利益相关者认为，在决定任何处理和处置方案时，应优先考虑对当地健康的影响。整个HIA过程贯穿2008年至2010年。
