Water and Sanitation in Hospitals Integrated Environmental Management a Serious Forgotten Issue
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Water and sanitation in hospitals are a serious forgotten issue. Water quality impacts the performance of the hospitals and its deterioration leads to drastic health service deterioration affecting infection control programs, occupational health and safety of the workers as well as the safety of the hospital buildings and its anticipated life service. The integrated environmental management in hospitals is a tool to secure controlling all indoor and outdoor environmental conditions where water and sanitation is one of the pivotal issues to be addressed by the system. Water quality monitoring and set of treatment methodologies will improve the service quality. The paper is addressing the system components starting with top management commitment and its extended benefits to the serviced community and their participatory role. The system is a mechanism of radiating environmental health awareness including water quality and proper sanitation for the community.
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