Philippines: Visayas Region Scores Lowest in Mercury Phase-out Implementation
HCWH SEAsia – Health Care Without Harm-Southeast Asia (HCWH-SEA) released a report on the status of mercury phase-out implementation in health care facilities and institution in the country with the Visayas region getting the lowest mark.  more

Vietnam: Hospitals Lack Waste Treatment Facilities
Vietnam News – Only 52 out of HCM City's 113 public and private hospitals have standard wastewater-treatment systems, the Department of Health has reported. The rest have rudimentary systems at best that cannot cope with the load and are all in the process of upgrading or installing new systems. The department has yet to penalise any hospital or clinic without a modern waste treatment system. more

Philippines: Group in Eastern Visayas Holds Healthcare Waste Management Forum
PIA Press Release – In line with the Environmental Awareness Week celebration, the office of the Environment and Management Bureau and the Philippine Society of Anesthesiologist Incorporated conducted a healthcare waste management forum. The rationale of the forum was to give the healthcare providers relevant information regarding environmental rules, regulations and laws and for them to be able to gain awareness on environmental best practices most helpful to themselves, the workplace and the community in general.  more

Philippines: Some Hospitals Not Keen on Mercury-phasing Out Facilites
PIA Press Release – Some hospitals and Rural Health Units all over the country are still not implementing the gradual mercury – phasing out in health care facilities, according to Health Care Without Harm–Southeast Asia.  more

US: Scientific Consensus Backs Up Flame Retardants' Health Risks
Greenbiz – Some flame retardants pose numerous health hazards to humans and the environment while providing little protection from fire, says a group of scientists suggesting changes to how flame retardants are chosen for products and how products containing them are recycled. more

Rwanda: Malaria Threat in Rwanda as Rainfall Diminishes due to Climate Change
AlertNet – Low rainfall, extended dry spells and warmer weather in parts of Rwanda are creating ideal breeding conditions for mosquitoes, raising the prospect of severe outbreaks of malaria. Rwanda's southeast is particularly hard hit by malaria and dryer weather, linked to climate change, is expected for the region.  more

Nigeria: Second Hand Computers, Electronics Dangerous To Health
Nigerian Observer News – Information Technology experts and doctors have said that second-hand computers and electronics being imported into Nigeria have negative effects on human health.  more

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