Fatmawada Sudarman
This study aims at analyzing the management of hazardous medical waste at General Regional Hospital of Biak, Papua. The method used is descriptive research with a qualitative approach. The results showed that the General Regional Hospital of Biak, Papua had not implemented the Standard Operational Procedures (SOP) which had been determined in the handling the hazardous waste in the hospital, such as the container stage, transportation stage, and temporary storage stage up to the waste treatment stage. The lack of training for hospital staff has an impact on the implementation of hazardous medical waste management planning. The General Regional Hospital of Biak, Papua had not implemented the SOP for handling the hazardous waste in the hospital. The hospital need an adequate strategy for hospital hazardous medical waste management which can greatly assist in reducing the harmful effects of hospital waste. © 2023 Czech Environment Management Center. All rights reserved.
Department of Public Administration, Institute of Political and Social Science (IISIP) of Yapis, Biak. Condronegoro St., Samofa, Biak Numfor, Papua, 98111, Indonesia; Department of Public Administration, Universitas Negeri Makassar, Jalan A.P. Pettarani, Tidung, Kec. Rappocini, South Sulawesi, Makassar, 90222, Indonesia
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