Philippines: HCWH Recommends 6-point Agenda For Improved Health Services
PIA – Health Care Without Southeast Asia recommends a 6 point agenda for providing quality health services in the Philippines. Executive director Merci Ferrer said this is in response to the 61 local bills promoting national health services approved on third and final reading by the House of Representatives. She also reminded the lawmakers, hospital administrators and health officials that in all of these improvements, "we need to make sure that the hospitals do not contribute to environmental pollution." more

Europe: HCWH Attends Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship
HCWH – Health Care Without Harm, along with over 800 delegates from around the world, attended this year's Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship in March 2011 in Oxford. more

Philippines: HCWH SEAsia Calls For Proper Disposal of Syringes
HCWH – Health Care Without Harm Southeast Asia called on the Department of Health (DOH) to ensure the proper disposal of syringes and other materials that will be used in the monthlong anti-measles vaccination program that started this month. more

International: HCWH Launches Mercury Guide in English
HCWH – In order to scale-up the replacement of mercury–based medical devices around the world, HCWH has put together a guide that systematizes the basic steps in mercury substitution. The guide (already in Spanish and Portuguese) is being translated into Bahasa, Thai and Chinese. more

International: WHO Report: Children's Exposure to Mercury Compounds
WHO – This document is designed to inform and educate health professionals about children's exposure to mercury compounds and its serious consequences. The document emphasizes the critical importance of primary prevention. more

UK: Doctors Urged to Take Climate Leadership Role
The Guardian – Military and medical experts call on doctors to use their position of trust in society to build support for action on climate change.  more

International: UN Convenes Historic Meeting On Electronics
Basel Convention – Historic meeting addresses entire lifecycle of electronics. For the first time, more than 100 experts from around the world gathered in Vienna, Austria to make recommendations for a UN process on reducing and eliminating hazardous chemicals in the design, manufacturing, and end of life stages of electronic products. more

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