GGHH News & Updates

Representatives from hospitals worldwide assembled to exchange experiences in their progress toward climate-smart health care.

The Sirio-Libanês Hospital, a major health system in Brazil, has prioritized sustainability. Their efforts have resulted in a 40% reduction in energy consumption and a projected 15% decrease in greenhouse gas emissions.

The Climate and Health Alliance, Global Green and Healthy Hospitals Network, and the Western Australia Sustainable Development Unit are partnering to deliver the forum, hosted by South Metropolitan Health Service, Australia.

The Catalan Region makes use of Pre-Commercial Procurement procedures to research and develop innovative solutions that contribute to societal unmet needs like Antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

Over 70 health care institutions, representing more than 14,000 hospitals and health care facilities from 25 countries, have joined the campaign.

The National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has made enormous strides in incorporating environmentally friendly practices and systems into its day-to-day workings.

The hospital started to work on sustainable procurement in 2018. After identifying and gathering sustainability criteria based on the Health Care Without Harm’s Sustainable Procurement Guide, in 2020 the institution formalized and documented its sustainable procurement process.

Health Care Without Harm is pleased to announce the celebration of the 5th Global Green and Healthy Hospitals Latin American Conference.

Europe's leading conference on sustainable healthcare, CleanMed Europe 2023, will take place from 5-9 June 2023. The theme of this year’s online conference is Changing the climate of healthcare.

You can now submit presentations and workshop proposals on how to empower action to deliver sustainable and climate-resilient health care.

Produced by the Climate and Health Alliance, it highlights the experiences, success stories, and results of the GGHH network in the Pacific region.

By taking measures to improve management, the Second Hospital of Jilin University in Changchun, China, reduced energy consumption and emissions, enhanced hospital safety, and improved medical waste management.