Technical health standard on solid waste management and handling

The research called "Application of NTS N° 096-MINSA/DIGESA V.01. Technical health standard for management and handling of solid waste in health establishments, in the EsSalud Assistance Network - Hospital II Tarapoto and in the Amazon Hospital of Yarinacocha, in the years 2013 - 2014" was born from the concern to study the problem of management and handling of hospital waste, for this the objective is to evaluate and compare the level of application of NTS N° 096-MINSA/DIGESA V.01.. in the aforementioned health facilities during the period of 2 consecutive years (2013 and 2014); to achieve this, a descriptive comparative design was used, obtaining as the main result that the % of non-compliance with NTS N° 096-MINSA/DIGESA V.01 in the ESSALUD Assistance Network - Hospital II Tarapoto is 76.265% and in the Hospital Amazónico de Yarinacocha it is 77.275%; therefore, from the execution of the research it is concluded that in both health facilities there was an inadequate management and handling of hospital solid waste.

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Juriste, docteur en droit, titulaire d'un master en environnement et d'un master en gestion publique, je travaille actuellement (2023) dans le secteur public en tant que chef du bureau décentralisé de San Martín de l'Agence d'évaluation et de contrôle de l'environnement. Je suis titulaire d'un master en recherche et enseignement universitaire et d'une licence en sciences de la communication.

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The research called "Application of NTS N° 096-MINSA/DIGESA V.01. Technical health standard for management and handling of solid waste in health establishments, in the EsSalud Assistance Network - Hospital II Tarapoto and in the Amazon Hospital of Yarinacocha, in the years 2013 - 2014" was born from the concern to study the problem of management and handling of hospital waste, for this the objective is to evaluate and compare the level of application of NTS N° 096-MINSA/DIGESA V.01.. in the aforementioned health facilities during the period of 2 consecutive years (2013 and 2014); to achieve this, a descriptive comparative design was used, obtaining as the main result that the % of non-compliance with NTS N° 096-MINSA/DIGESA V.01 in the ESSALUD Assistance Network - Hospital II Tarapoto is 76.265% and in the Hospital Amazónico de Yarinacocha it is 77.275%; therefore, from the execution of the research it is concluded that in both health facilities there was an inadequate management and handling of hospital solid waste.