Rethinking Contextual Waste Management Policies to Mitigate the Risk of Antimicrobial Resistant Infections in Healthcare Settings: Evidence from Selected Hospitals in West Cameroon
Willite Ngankou Tchapda, Josué Simo Louokdom, Patrick Mbopi Yamen, O’Neal Dorsel Youté, Jean Jacques Tchouani Kouemo, Roméo-Gabin Tchotcheu Seugnou, Michelle Cleone Taffo, Leonel Browndon Tchatchouang Tchiasso, Emmanuel Haddison Sako & Pierre René Fotsing Kwetche · Archives of Current Research International · 2025
Background: In large numbers of low- and middle-income countries, hospital waste management policies are conducted below the minimum standards due to resource scarcity. In these areas, accumulated wastes often represent potent sources of microbial populations that may evolve as h...