| The quantity of nationally produced waste from the health sector is of around 16000 tons/year; 7000 of which are considered hazardous waste and 9000 non-hazardous. Waste from health activities are any material produced by a manufacturing process or any use of substances or products in health facilities and, generally, any item carried to disposal or intended for disposal. These wastes are generated in the course of diagnosis or monitoring activities, and by preventive, curative and relief measures in the field of human medicine. Wastes generated by conservation of remains, research, teaching and industrial production in the health sector are also included in health waste. Hazardous health waste include biological and chemical wastes such as pharmaceutical wastes and flammable or explosive wastes, pointed instruments (syringes…) or sharp, decaying, and radioactive wastes |
| DEMONSTRATION PROJECT OF GOOD PRACTICES AND TECHNIQUES OF HEALTH AND PCB WASTE MANAGEMENT IN TUNISIA: funded by a 3-million-dinar donation from the Global Environment Facility (GEF). |
Given the current state of the management system of such waste, the implementation of this project was preceded by :  A national management strategy of health waste A feasibility study of the investment project in the field of health waste management IMC of 5 March 2008 on implementing a management strategy of health waste;Decree no. 2745 of 28 July 2008 on the conditions and procedures of health waste management :  A procedures manual establishing methods for separation, packaging, collection and storage of hazardous health waste, approved by a joint order of the minister for the environment and the minister for public health. An impact study of the Environmental and Social Frame (ISESF) of the project for the promotion of health waste and PCB management in Tunisia including an executive summary of the study ; Bidding documents on the collection, transportation, treatment and disposal of health waste from public health institutions and facilities including 6 packages : 3 packages for Greater Tunis (governorates of Tunis, Ben Arous, Ariana and Manouba); 2 packages for the governorates of Sousse, Mahdia, Monastir and Kairouan ;1 package for the governorates of Sfax, Gabes, Medenine and Tataouine. |
