In Ethiopia, nowadays, there is an increase in the
number of healthcare facilities to address the basic
healthcare needs of the society and to achieve the
Millennium Development Goal (MDG). There is
paucity of credible evidence on risk related with
improperly managed healthcare wastes among HCWs
which in turn if paramount to fill the gap by drawing
appropriate strategy in order to prevent its consequence
among themselves and the community as well as to
reduce its impact on the environment. The findings
may provide baseline data to design evidence-based
interventions to reduce the risk related with healthcare
waste among HCWs.