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GGHH SE Asia Webinar | The link that matters: Climate and health

This GGHH SE Asia Webinar Session will delve into the findings of the 2019 Lancet Countdown Report on Health and Climate Change, and zero in on the newest Lancet Countdown Indicator focused on the benefits and harms of air conditioning.

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Health Care Without Harm applauds NHS commitment to zero emissions

Health Care Without Harm applauds England’s National Health Service (NHS) for its bold declaration that it will chart a course to net-zero climate emissions.

Webinar Recording | Health care’s climate footprint

The recording of our 2019 webinar, Health care’s climate footprint: Report findings and opportunities for action, as well as the presentations of our presenters are now available for GGHH members to access on GGHH Connect. Organized by Health Care Without Harm and its GGHH program, this webinar presented the findings and recommendations from the Health Care Without Harm report on Health care’s climate footprint and showcased the innovative solutions that members of the GGHH network are implementing around the world to take climate action and reduce the climate footprint of the health care sector.

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Climate Champion Spotlight: University Health Network- Canada

Edward Rubinstein is Director of Environmental Compliance, Energy & Sustainability at University Health Network (UHN) based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Started in 1999, this multi-award winning environmental sustainability program has implemented a variety of innovative initiatives that have led to energy savings, successful product substitutions and changes in user culture to foster a more sustainable health care.

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March 18: Join us in Global Recycling Day

The theme for the third Global Recycling Day is “Recycling Heroes”, to recognize people, places and activities that showcase the important role recycling plays in creating a healthy planet.

We’re with you | COVID-19 Update

We recognize the burden our community is under. Many of you are on the front lines of this unfolding crisis caring for people with COVID-19. From all the staff at Health Care Without Harm and Global Green and Healthy Hospitals, thank you for your tireless work during this unprecedented time. We have heard countless stories of hope, community, and compassion from across the health care sector. We are all humbled and inspired by you.

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Help us raise awareness – World Water Day

World Water Day 2020, on 22 March, is about water and climate change – and how the two are inextricably linked. Much of health care delivery in developing countries takes place in settings where there are inadequate or non-existent municipal water or treatment facilities.

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Coronavirus and the climate crisis: Common causes and shared solutions

We are living in a moment when two major global threats, a worldwide pandemic and the climate crisis, have suddenly converged.

Online session: Coronavirus and climate crisis. Connections and possible solutions

As part of the Virtual Skoll World Forum Week, the Skoll Foundation and Health Care Without Harm have organized the online session “Coronavirus and the climate crisis: Mobilizing health for common solutions.”

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Coronavirus update: Health care waste management

As the coronavirus outbreak expands globally, there is increasing concern about how to deal with waste arising from potentially infectious patients, the staff caring for them and medical laboratories.

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April 9 | GGHH Africa webinar: COVID-19 Health care waste management

As the coronavirus outbreak expands globally, there is increasing concern about how to deal with waste arising from potentially infectious patients, the staff caring for them and medical laboratories.

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New HCWH Coronavirus Resource Centre

Health Care Without Harm has developed a new webpage as a resource center for GGHH members, our partners and the broader community around the world engaged at the intersection of environment, climate change and health.