Gender and Medical Waste in the Time of COVID-19

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dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.otherSinha Khetriwal, Deepali
dc.date.accessioned2022-12-27T05:43:56Z
dc.date.available2022-12-27T05:43:56Z
dc.date.issued2022-12
dc.descriptionThis brief examines how the COVID-19 pandemic has intensified medical waste challenges, increasing exposure risks, particularly for women engaged in healthcare, informal care, and waste management. It outlines how inadequate waste systems, poor segregation, and limited protective measures heighten risks for vulnerable groups. The document highlights women’s concentration in low-paid, high-risk roles and identifies gaps in policy reach, awareness, and support, emphasising the importance of integrating gender considerations into waste management responses.
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dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/41532
dc.languageEnglish
dc.page.number4 p.
dc.relation.ispartofThe waste management sector has seen significant impacts from the burgeoning COVID-19 waste problem. To ensure the most vulnerable groups are adequately protected, it is important to mainstream gender into COVID-19 related strategy and planning, resource allocation and institutional development.
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dc.subjectwaste management
dc.subjectCOVID-19
dc.subjectmedical waste
dc.subjectgender mainstreaming
dc.subjectwoman
dc.subject.sdgSDG 1 - No Poverty
dc.subject.sdgSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-Being
dc.subject.sdgSDG 5 - Gender Equality
dc.subject.themechemistry
dc.subject.themechemical pollution
dc.titleGender and Medical Waste in the Time of COVID-19en
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