GGHH News & Updates

Pankaj Bector, Head of Procurement at the National Centre for Disease Control, works with suppliers to support locally-produced goods & services.

The 15th Healthy Hospitals Seminar 2022 (SHS 2022), held by our partner from Brazil, Healthy Hospitals Project (PHS), took place on November 29 to December 1 under the theme “From plans to practice: challenges and reflections to face the climate emergency in healthcare.”

The large amounts of Personal Protective Equipment waste became one of the most defining and distressing images of the COVID-19 pandemic. St. Paul’s Hospital overcomes this challenge while reducing its environmental footprint.

Vincy Tribhuvan,Chief Nursing Officer at Mumbai’s Jupiter Hospital, India, and her colleagues worked in different sustainability methodologies and actions to reduce their environmental impact.

Due to concerns over the recent coronavirus (COVID-19) regulations and in consideration of the health and safety of participants and staff members, organizators have decided to postpone the Green Hospitals Asian Conference 2023.

Global Green and Healthy Hospitals and Health Care Without Harm are pleased to announce the 2022 Climate Champions of the Health Care Climate Challenge.

Valdirene Araújo worked hard during the identification of cleaning products, and their replacement for safer, better alternatives in Santa Casa de Belo Horizonte Hospital.

The treatment and disposal of Health Care Risk Waste (HCRW) was a problem to be solved for the George Hospital in George South Africa. Michael Vonk and his team drove the implementation of on-site medical waste treatment equipment to reduce the environmental impact of waste processing.

Registrations are now open for the Global Forum 2022, which will take place on 23-24 November 2022.

The West Java Mental Hospital Green Hospital team created a small-scale farm in the hospital to secure additional supply and income for the facility, and to contribute to the food requirements of local communities.

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.