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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Use of unsterilized equipment

Use of unsterilized equipment

  • Infectious medical equipment
  • Shared hypodermic needles
  • Unsterilized drinking bottles

Broader

Inadequate hospital facilities
Unpresentable
Carelessness in dealing with infectious patients
Unpresentable
Unhygienic conditions
Yet to rate

Aggravates

Sepsis
Excellent
Malaria
Excellent
Iatrogenic disease
Excellent
Type C viral hepatitis
Presentable
Inappropriate infant feeding strategies
Presentable
Errors in medical testing
Presentable
Hazards of cosmetic procedures
Unpresentable

Aggravated by

Unsafe industrial, laboratory and medical equipment
Presentable

Strategy

Treating infections acquired in hospital
Yet to rate

Value

Unused
Yet to rate
Unshared
Yet to rate
Underuse
Yet to rate
Infection
Yet to rate
Abuse
Yet to rate

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #3: Good Health and Well-beingSustainable Development Goal #6: Clean Water and SanitationSustainable Development Goal #12: Responsible Consumption and Production

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(G) Very specific problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Medicine » Medicine
  • Medicine » Pathology
  • Medicine » Skin
  • Amenities » Equipment
  • Transportation, telecommunications » Packaging
  • Industry » Beverages
  • Societal problems » Hygiene
    • Content quality
    Yet to rate
     Yet to rate
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    G2637
    DOCID
    11726370
    D7NID
    149813
    Last update
    Dec 3, 2024