Nepal: Latest Initiatives on Medical Waste and Mercury

Health Care Without Harm members, the Health Care Foundation Nepal (HECAF) and Center For Public Health And Environmental Development (CEPHED) are teaming up the second week of March 2010 to deliver a training on medical waste management for district health officials and nurses. more 

Major Strides For Mercury-Free Health Care

Argentina and the Philippines, the two countries leading the developing world in substituting mercury-based medical devices with safe, accurate and affordable alternatives, took significant steps to implement and strengthen their national mercury-free health care policies. more 

Post-Copenhagen Position Statement

The UN negotiations did not deliver the legally binding agreement needed for reducing emissions to protect the climate and people’s health. Rather, world leaders managed to come up with a “letter of intent”, a non-binding declaration without clear commitments from any government.  more 

Weekly News Digest, March 1

Excerpt: "HCWH Global South - Asia, Africa, Latin America
News aggregated by HCWH GPIO"  more 

Pilot Project to Manage Medical Waste in India

Excerpt: "India and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization joined hands to implement a $40 million pilot project for managing the country’s health care system effectively and dispose of hazardous medical waste."  more 

Medical Waste Reduction Focuses on Technologies

Excerpt: "A project targeting medical waste reduction in Vietnam have kicked off, aiming to promote sustainble and economical medical waste treatment and management techonologies."  more 

Healthy Hospitals, Healthy Planet, Healthy People: Addressing Climate Change in Health Care Settings

(Discussion Draft) This 32-page discussion draft produced by the World Health Organization and Health Care Without Harm says that the healthcare sector can lead the way against climate change. This report shows how the health sector can improve reduce its climate footprint while setting forth a number of opportunties for action for health care professionals, hospitals, health systems, ministries of health and intergovernmental negotiations. more 

End of an Era: The Phase-out of Mercury-Based Blood Pressure Measurement Devices

(Discussion Draft) This 32-page discussion draft produced by the World Health Organization and Health Care Without Harm says that the healthcare sector can lead the way against climate change. A radical overhaul of energy consumption in healthcare must take place if Europe is to meet a target of an 80% cut in carbon emissions by 2050. A new report by HCWH and the World Health Organization shows how the health sector can improve energy efficiency and adopt greener approaches to its services. more