Acknowledgments
Medical writing assistance was provided by Keyrus Biopharma(KBP), Belgium and KBP-Biomak, Lebanon. The authors wish tothank Droguerie Phenicia for its assistance in enabling this studyto be undertaken. This study was conducted as part of the GEFglobal healthcare waste project funded by GEF, implemented bythe Ministry of Environment in Lebanon and managed by the UnitedNations Development Program