GGHH News & Updates

Representatives of public and private hospitals and health systems discuss how to address the impacts of climate change and promote sustainable practices in the country.

As we step into a new year, it’s an opportunity to reflect on the many highlights that have come from the GGHH network over the past 12 months.

In a significant milestone, two months after its launch, our Climate Impact Checkup course has over 200 enrollments from 40 countries.

Learn more about this new publication that compiles sustainable experiences of healthcare institutions from Southeast Asia.

Discover the institutions at the forefront of global sustainability, pioneering transformative climate solutions to reduce the sector's contribution to climate change and enhance resilience.

Explore our free online course, designed to provide comprehensive support to health care facilities and systems worldwide on their journey towards sustainable, resilient, and low-carbon health care practices.

Our tool, designed to help health care facilities and systems measure and reduce their carbon footprint, has been updated with new GHG sources. It is now available also in Bahasa Indonesia and Traditional Mandarin.

Sebokeng Hospital’s implemented a series of actions, such as implementing a monitoring tool, the Environmental Hygiene Checklist, to assess the condition of cleaning equipment.

Aarhus University Hospital grapples with a significant plastic waste issue. To address this challenge, the hospital is working closely with suppliers, starting with irrigation fluid bottles, to establish standardized recycling practices and make healthcare plastic recycling more sustainable.

In 2020, as part of efforts to combat the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the Club Noel Children's Clinical Foundation embarked on a comprehensive review of the cleaning and disinfection supplies used in the hospital.

Together with our partners around the world, Health Care Without Harm convened representatives from 98 health care organizations spanning 20 countries to share their learnings from implementing decarbonization and climate resilience initiatives.

The hospital is a leader in implementing Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - reducing the use of hazardous pesticides by substituting more sustainable choices.