China, UN invest in medical waste management in Cambodia

With financial and technical support from the Chinese government through the South-South Cooperation Assistance Fund (SSCAF), in partnership with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the Ministry of Health has launched a new project to help the country effectively manage medical waste during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond, lepetitjournal.cambodge reported.

This project will work with the three facilities initially designated for COVID-19 treatment in Phnom Penh. It will include a full set of equipment for the collection, sorting and treatment of medical waste, personal protective equipment, capacity building and training to enable health workers and service providers to manage properly and safely. safely infectious solid waste and sewage.