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Peter presenting his paper with images of single-use devices on the screen behind him

Incineration of medical waste in Tanzania: past, futures and the plight of single-use medical devices

At the 2025 European Association for the History of Medicine and Health conference, Peter Mangesho examined Tanzania’s shift to incinerating medical waste and the challenges of waste disposal infrastructure.

Jeremy presenting his paper with a historical image on the screen behind him

How to dispose of the disposables? Single-use plastics and the making of medical waste

Presentations

At the 2025 European Association for the History of Medicine and Health conference, Jeremy Greene examined how the 1960s disposable revolution created vast medical waste, raising environmental and health concerns.

A group photo of the project team following Bruno's presentation.

Making disposables irresistible: advertising single-use medical masks in the 1960s

Presentations

At the 2025 European Association for the History of Medicine and Health conference, Bruno J. Strasser examined how disposable medical masks replaced reusable ones, with significant environmental impacts.

Eloise presenting with images from historical archives on the screen behind her.

When sterilisation was modern: labour and infrastructures of reuse in mid-20th century hospitals

Presentations

At the 2025 European Association for the History of Medicine and Health conference, Eloïse Richard examined how 20th-century hospital sterilisation changes reshaped labour and hospital infrastructures.

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Incineration of medical waste in Tanzania: past, futures and the plight of single-use medical devices

How to dispose of the disposables? Single-use plastics and the making of medical waste

Making disposables irresistible: advertising single-use medical masks in the 1960s

When sterilisation was modern: labour and infrastructures of reuse in mid-20th century hospitals