Gary Cohen, Uncommon Hero
HCWH's co-founder Gary Cohen is a recipient of the prestigious Skoll Award. This video, chronicling the evolution of HCWH's work, premiered at the 2009 Skoll World Forum. enlarge video
HCWH's co-founder Gary Cohen is a recipient of the prestigious Skoll Award. This video, chronicling the evolution of HCWH's work, premiered at the 2009 Skoll World Forum. enlarge video
Health Care Without Harm is an international coalition of more than 470 organizations in 52 countries working to transform the health care sector so it is no longer a source of harm to people and the environment. enlarge video
Download Report: The Global Movement for Mercury-Free Health Care: How health care leaders around the world are substituting mercury-based medical devices with safer, environmentally sound alternatives (pdf)
Today's Feature
February 25, 2010
Health Care Without Harm Press Release
Health Care Without Harm Press Release
Major Strides For Mercury-Free Health Care
Argentina and the Philippines, the two countries leading the developing world in substituting mercury-based medical devices with safe, accurate and affordable alternatives, took significant steps to implement and strengthen their national mercury-free health care policies. more
U.S. and Canada
January 7, 2010
Health Care Without Harm Press Release
Health Care Without Harm Press Release
Antibiotics Petition Announcement
Hundreds of individual health care practitioners, along with a number of hospitals and health care systems, have registered their support for the Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2009 (PAMTA). This bipartisan legislation, introduced in the House (HR 1549) and the Senate (S. 619), is intended to help curb the growing problem of antibiotic resistance, which costs society tens of billions of dollars annually. moreEurope
1 February 2010
HCWH-Europe Press Release
HCWH-Europe Press Release
Health Groups Call for 40% Target on Carbon Emissions
Health Care Without Harm Europe (HCWHE) and Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) are calling on EU Heads of States to increase the European target on climate change. moreSoutheast Asia
13 March 2010
HCWH-Southeast Asia Press Release
HCWH-Southeast Asia Press Release
Doctors push for mercury ban in health care
A group of medical doctors and envi-health group Health Care Without Harm-Southeast Asia today push for the banning of mercury in health care and promise a vote for the presidentiable who can make this happen. moreAmérica Latina
4 de noviembre de 2009
Gacetillas de prensa de Salud sin Daño
Gacetillas de prensa de Salud sin Daño
Líderes del Sector Salud Solicitan Medidas Decisorias Sobre el Cambio Climático
Algunas de las organizaciones más grandes del mundo de enfermería, medicina y salud pública están instando a los líderes mundiales a que tomen medidas decisivas para hacer frente al cambio climático, de forma de evitar lo que podría convertirse en una crisis mundial en materia de salud pública. másGlobal Projects & Other Regions
December 16, 2009
Health Care Without Harm Press Release
Health Care Without Harm Press Release
Tackling Twin Threats: Climate Change and the Global Health Gap
Student and professional health leaders from different organizations (HEAL, Medsin-UK, Climate and Health Council, HCWH, International Federation of Medical Students' Associations) offered a Prescription for a Healthy Planet — emphasizing the twinned opportunity decision-makers have to tackle climate change, and to narrow the global health gap between rich and poor. more
The Health Executive Summit brings together all the key stakeholders of the healthcare industry in Europe and the rest of the world. Paris, May 19-21, 2010. more
WHO-HCWH Climate Report
Healthy Hospitals, Healthy Planet, Healthy People: Addressing Climate Change in Health Care Settings (pdf)
Healthy Hospitals, Healthy Planet, Healthy People: Addressing Climate Change in Health Care Settings (pdf)
