Abstract: Over the last 5 years, the Civil Service Hospital (Nepal) has dealt with various serious health hazards including infectious diseases
and other important risks. A management committee was appointed to develop a healthcare waste management policy in 2013. The
policy deals with the management of safety issues associated with occupational hazards, as well as raising public awareness of the importance
of proper waste management. Safe management of healthcare waste enhances patient safety and promotes occupational safety. This
policy was categorised into three chapters: preliminary discussion, organisational and managerial aspects and occupational health and
safety. The policy was implemented in several phases. During the first phase, medicine, orthopedics, gynecology, obstetrics and paediatric
services were targeted, while the second phase included the surgical, post-operative and haematology wards, the high care unit and emergency
and laboratory departments. The third phase involved the pharmacy, out-patient department and hospital administration, while the
fourth phase eventually included the whole hospital. Development of this policy was guided by Government of Nepal Solid Waste Management
Act 2011 and the World Health Organisation Guidelines.