A/HRC/18/31 Contents Paragraphs Page I. Introduction ............................................................................................................... 1-4 4 II. Management and disposal of medical waste ............................................................ 5-17 4 A. Medical waste: definition ................................................................................ 5-13 4 B. Current practices ............................................................................................... 14-17 6 Human rights impact of medical waste..................................................................... 18-57 7 A. Right to life/right to health ............................................................................... 20-44 7 B. Right to safe and healthy working conditions.................................................. 45-52 12 C. Right to an adequate standard of living............................................................ 53-57 13 Current normative framework................................................................................... 58-79 14 A. Basel Convention.............................................................................................. 62-68 15 B. Stockholm Convention ..................................................................................... 69-72 16 C. World Health Organization .............................................................................. 73-74 16 D. International Atomic Energy Agency .............................................................. 75-77 17 E. National legislation........................................................................................... 78-79 17 Conclusions and recommendations........................................................................... 80-96 18 A. Awareness-raising............................................................................................. 82-83 18 B. National legislation and policy on health-care waste management................. 84-86 18 C. Occupational health and safety......................................................................... 87-89 19 D. Funding and technical support ......................................................................... 90-92 20 E. Health-care waste management........................................................................ 93-94 20 F. Incineration ....................................................................................................... 95-96 21 III. IV. V. 3