The WHO guidance for Climate Resilient and Environmentally Sustainable Health Care Facilities, co-authored by Health Care Without Harm, and soon to be published on October 13th 2020, provides health professionals and health care facility managers with key tools and interventions to build resilience and improve environmental sustainability in health care facilities.
October 09, 2020
England’s National Health Service (NHS) has become the first health system in the world to make a commitment to achieving net-zero emissions. On October 1 they released a brand new report that not only outlines the direction, scale and pace of change, but also provides a detailed account of the NHS’ modelling and analytics underpinning the latest NHS carbon footprint and the interventions required to achieve the net-zero ambition.
October 06, 2020
Our members can find the recording of our latest online training sessions, Sustainable Procurement in Health, along with the presentations from our speakers on GGHH Connect.
October 01, 2020
On September 29, join the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Health Care Without Harm in the presentation of the two Sustainable Procurement Guides for the health care sector. The session will be in Spanish.
September 16, 2020
On September 16, join the Skoll Foundation and Health Care Without Harm in the interactive workshop Local solutions for global recovery: Taking on climate, COVID, and health inequity
September 07, 2020
Join our session on September 2, and learn how health care organizations around the world are shaping their procurement process for healthier communities and environment.
August 09, 2020
Taichung Tzu Chi Hospital, a GGHH member from Asia, just won the National Healthcare Quality Award in Taiwan for their innovative initiative on Hospital Screening Area for PPE reduction.
August 04, 2020
A groundbreaking new guide available for GGHH members, featuring stories from 25 health care organizations around the globe, offers a roadmap to develop a sustainable purchasing strategy that prioritizes community and environmental health and safety while reducing costs.
July 22, 2020
Although only a few short months have passed since the 2020s began, it feels like a lifetime ago. The new year dawned with the coronavirus tempest throwing business as usual for most everyone on the planet to the wind. We may well look back at the end of 2019 as the closing out not only of a decade, but of a chapter of modern human history. Yet that chapter, and what we did last year, is still highly relevant in helping us decide how we will move forward.
July 02, 2020
The recording of our latest webinar, Success stories from the Sustainable Health in Procurement Project (SHiPP), as well as its presentations are now available for GGHH members to access on GGHH Connect.
June 25, 2020
As the pandemic rages on and the governments try to stave off the economy from hemorrhaging any further, it is crucial to truly consider investments that would strengthen reliability and resilience of the health sector in order for it to continue defending and advancing the health of citizens.
June 25, 2020
A green, equitable and resilient post-COVID pathway for health and healthcare.
June 12, 2020