GGHH News & Updates

Mónica Castaño Tovar, Environmental Management and Sanitation Coordinator for Fundación Valle del Lili, led the team that drove the health care organization to become the first in Colombia to obtain an Environmental Management System certification.

The 6th Green Hospitals Asian Conference is coming to India on February 1 - 3, 2023. It will be a 3-day conference featuring plenary sessions on healthcare climate leadership, low-carbon and resilient healthcare, sustainable healthcare waste management, green procurement, and so much more.

Azeeza Rangunwala, the Gauteng Provincial Health Department’s Assistant Director of Research and Policy Development and her team embarked on a mercury phase-out campaign at the Sizwe Tropical Diseases Hospital.

Australia's largest sustainable healthcare network, Global Green & Healthy Hospitals Pacific (GGHH Pacific) is delighted to welcome the NSW Ministry of Health as an official member.

This project, which showcases the voices of people around the world working on sustainable health care delivery, is now available in English and Spanish.

The Fiona Stanley Fremantle Hospitals Group developed a strategy to eliminate the use of one of the most potent greenhouse gases used in anaesthesia with no impact on the standard of patient care or safety.

2022 marked the beginning of the second decade for the GGHH network. To kick it off, we have worked on a fresh, modern update for the GGHH website to propel us into the future.

Health Care Without Harm is looking for a Finance Coordinator to join its growing team. The Finance Coordinator provides financial and administrative support to the global team related to all financial management and reporting.

The Fachklinik Gaissach hospital has been progressively working on the reduction of the meat content in meals and improving the nutritional value of the servings, and has reduced food waste by 30% over three years.

Now in its second decade, the GGHH network is continuing its growth and showing no sign of slowing down, achieving membership milestones with each year that passes. We are pleased to announce that in July of 2022, GGHH reached its latest: 1,600 members in 79 countries who represent the interests of more than 60,000 hospitals and health centers.

Members of the GGHH network can now access Sustainable Procurement Checklist, a tool especially designed to help health care organizations design and implement sustainable procurement programs.

The Climate and Health Alliance / GGHH Pacific Region and Hunter New England Local Health District are bringing the 2022 Greening the Healthcare Sector Forum to Awabakal country, Newcastle, Australia.