Biomedical Waste Management in Cameroon: A Legal Paradigm

Authors

  • ENOW Godwill BAIYE
  • Glory Chidimma Obasi

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37591/njel.v5i1.1068

Keywords:

Waste, biomedical waste, management

Abstract

Understanding how biomedical waste can be managed can lead to better and more effective way of curbing the effects it possesses to the society. In this light, the work sets out to make an analysis of biomedical waste management under Cameroonian law. The objective of this work has been to find the extent the laws in the environmental and health sectors step in to address management of biomedical waste. The doctrinal and empirical method has both been used to come up with this work.
From our findings it has been demonstrated that, the Cameroonian legislators passively addresses the issue of biomedical waste management. This gives laxity to Cameroonian health operators who carelessly dispose of their waste without taking into consideration the environmental harm and health hazards they can produce. As such, it has been recommended that a comprehensive legal piece should be put in place, which will serve as a kick off to bring various stakeholders to order, thereby
achieving an ecologically safe and healthy environment.

Published

2022-09-20