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Waste Management and Vector-borne diseases

Mamidi, Supriya (2024) Waste Management and Vector-borne diseases. Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.

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Abstract

Waste disposal is one of the fundamental principles of public health with critical importance to the management of vector-borne diseases. This paper seeks to discuss the relationship between sustainable waste disposal strategies and health impacts with a focus on sanitization. Insects, particularly mosquitoes, flies, and rodents can spread diseases like malaria, dengue fever, and cholera and diseases spread through water and food, soil-borne pathogens can also be found in unmanaged waste environments. The emergence and spread of the respective diseases on the international level, plus constant trends of urbanization and variations in climate, show the necessity to develop more effective techniques of waste management. By identifying literature on waste management systems, their efficiency in vector control, and the consequences for high-population, and low-resource cities. Potential interventions for the reduction of habitats of vectors, and thereby of health risks related to waste management, can be understood by looking at the range of experiences across countries including some like Japan and Singapore, where the regulation of waste management is quite advanced. This paper suggests concrete actions to help policymakers, urbanists, and healthcare specialists design reasonable waste management systems. The results reinforce the importance of measures of cross-cutting waste management as a fundamental part of disease control and public health interventions worldwide.


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Item Type: Other Thesis, Dissertation, or Long Paper (Master Essay)
Status: Unpublished
Creators/Authors:
CreatorsEmailPitt UsernameORCID
Mamidi, SupriyaSum92@pitt.edusum92
Contributors:
ContributionContributors NameEmailPitt UsernameORCID
Committee ChairPeterson, Jamesjimmyp@pitt.edujimmypUNSPECIFIED
Committee MemberElias, Thistleelias@pitt.edueliasUNSPECIFIED
Centers: Other Centers, Institutes, Offices, or Units > Center for Environmental and Occupational Health
Date: 18 December 2024
Date Type: Completion
Access Restriction: No restriction; Release the ETD for access worldwide immediately.
Number of Pages: 38
Institution: University of Pittsburgh
Schools and Programs: School of Public Health > Environmental and Occupational Health
Degree: MPH - Master of Public Health
Thesis Type: Master Essay
Refereed: Yes
Date Deposited: 18 Dec 2024 18:48
Last Modified: 18 Dec 2024 18:48
URI: http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/47230

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