Health Care Without Harm is honored to announce that our Health Care Climate Challenge initiative will become the official health care partner of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Race to Zero campaign.
November 10, 2020
CleanMed 2020, Europe’s leading conference on sustainable healthcare, will be held online from 23 November – 4 December. The theme for this year’s conference is ‘leadership for sustainable healthcare’, and the event will cover many of the success stories and current challenges in the healthcare sector.
November 10, 2020
Energy
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Case studies
Ambulance Victoria, a GGHH member from Australia, have submitted a new case study in which they describe their long-term action plan to source 100% of their energy needs from renewable sources by 2025, and to transition to net zero carbon by 2050.
November 05, 2020
Waste
On October 20, the Health and Environment Leadership Platform (H.E.L.P.) is hosting the webinar “Reducing Healthcare’s Carbon Footprint: Lessons in Effective Hospital Waste Management”.
October 16, 2020
Waste
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Case studies
Queanbeyan Hospital and Health Service, a GGHH member from Australia, have submitted a new case study in which they introduce the R.A.W. (Rescued and Wasted Food) Project, which focused on reducing organics in the waste system, reducing costs while meeting clinical guidelines.
October 14, 2020
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