Medical Negligence and Biomedical Waste Management: Legal, Environment and Public Health Perspectives

Medical negligence is a problem when it comes to getting rid of biomedical waste. It is where healthcare quality and environmental protection and public health all meet. This paper looks at the laws that deal with negligence and biomedical waste. It talks about the kinds of medical waste and how they are classified. The paper also looks at the risks to health and the environment when medical waste is not handled properly. It checks out the rules and some case studies and best practices. The facts show that not managing waste properly is a form of negligence that can have serious legal and health and environmental consequences. Medical negligence and biomedical waste management are issues that need to be addressed. Despite established regulatory frameworks in many jurisdictions, implementation challenges persist due to infrastructure gaps, insufficient training, and weak enforcement mechanisms. The COVID-19 pandemic has further exposed systemic vulnerabilities in waste management capacity. This review synthesizes current evidence and proposes policy directions to strengthen accountability, improve infrastructure, enhance workforce competency, and integrate waste management into broader healthcare quality and risk management frameworks.