text: Planning for disposal of COVID 19 pandemic wastes in developing countries a review of current challenges The health sector is critical to the well being of any country but developing countries have several obstacles that prevent them from providing adequate health care This became an even larger concern after the COVID 19 outbreak left millions of people dead worldwide and generated huge amounts of infected or potentially infected wastes The management and disposal of medical wastes during and post COVID 19 represent a major challenge in all countries but this challenge is particularly great for developing countries that do not have robust waste disposal infrastructure The main problems in developing countries include inefficient treatment procedures limited capacity of healthcare facilities and improper waste disposal procedures The management of medical wastes in most developing countries was primitive prior to the pandemic The improper treatment and disposal of these wastes in our current situation may further speed COVID 19 spread creating a serious risk for workers in the medical and sanitation fields patients and all of society Therefore there is a critical need to discuss emerging challenges in handling treating and disposing of medical wastes in developing countries during and after the COVID 19 outbreak There is a need to determine best disposal techniques given the conditions and limitations under which developing countries operate Several open questions need to be investigated concerning this global issue such as to what extent developing countries can control the expected environmental impacts of COVID 19 particularly those related to medical wastes What are the projected management scenarios for medical wastes under the COVID 19 outbreak And what are the major environmental risks posed by contaminated wastes related to COVID 19 treatment Studies directed at the questions above careful planning the use of large capacity mobile recycling facilities and following established guidelines for disposal of medical wastes should reduce risk of COVID 19 spread in developing countries 