GGHH News & Updates

In order to create a systematic tool to guide and evaluate Chinese healthcare institutions’ sustainable procurement, Rock Environment and Energy Institute (REEI) collaborated with CEC to develop a Sustainable Procurement Evaluation Guidance for Healthcare Institutions in 2019, which is a sub-project supported by SHiPP.

The Communal Department of Health is an outsourced service dedicated to managing the public health centers of Talca’s municipality. In 2020, as a result of its participation in the procurement project, a major environmental milestone was achieved: the Sustainable Public Procurement Guidelines of Talca’s Communal Department of Health were approved by Municipal Decree.

The Royal Hospital, Oman's largest government tertiary hospital, has successfully implemented a xylene chemical recycling program, showcasing its commitment to sustainability and innovation in healthcare.

By investing in a water treatment facility, they tackled the high water consumption challenge in health care.

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.