The story of the Sambhavna Clinic, a non-profit holistic health clinic in Bhopal, India, built to treat those injured by the Union Carbide toxic gas release in 1984. enlarge video
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New Study Analyzes Handling and Disposal of Mercury Containing Equipment in Educational and Health Facilities
Tanzania — HCWH partner organization, AGENDA, based in Tanzania, carried out a baseline survey on mercury use in healthcare facilities and schools.
The project counted with the participation of 56 schools and 43 healthcare facilities covering the whole country and measured the level of awareness of the effects of mercury to the environment and human health.
The findings are now being disseminated to the health and education communities as well as policy makers so as to raise awareness on the environmental and health issues of mercury and lead to its phase out.
- Read summary of the study findings: Capacity Building on Handling and Disposal of Mercury Containing Equipment/Products in Educational Institutions and Facilities in Tanzania.
Health Care Without Harm is an international coalition of more than 500 organizations in 53 countries, working to transform the health care sector worldwide, without compromising patient safety or care, so that it is ecologically sustainable and no longer a source of harm to public health and the environment. Visit the HCWH website for more information.
