Climate & Health Summit Registration Now Open!
HCWH – Health Care Without Harm, the World Federation of Public Health Associations, the Climate and Health Council and the Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, University of Kwa Zulu Natal are organizing the first Global Climate and Health Summit. Registration is now open!  more

UN Human Rights Report Calls for An End to Medical Waste Incineration
Vietnam News – Health Care Without Harm (HCWH) today praised an official report by a Special Rapporteur to the United Nations Human Rights Council that calls for an end to the incineration of medical waste in order to protect human health and the environment.  more

Global: Medical Waste, Bad For Your Health And Bad For Your Rights, Warns UN Expert
UNHR Coucil – A new report by the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and toxic waste, Calin Georgescu, says the international community has to date paid little attention to the growing problem of medical waste around the world, despite the threat it poses to millions of people and the environment.  more

Punjab: PPCB Advises Doctors to Replace Mercury-based Equipment
IBN Live– Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) Chairman K S Pannu has asked doctors to replace mercury-based medical equipment with non-mercury devices. "Mercury-based thermometers, blood pressure measuring devices and mercury-laden amalgam for dental treatment should be replaced with non-mercury based equipment," Pannu said. In a letter written to the MD of Punjab Health System Corporation, the Director Health and Family Welfare, the IMA President and the State President National Integrated Medical Association, Pannu said mercury was one of the most toxic natural elements.  more

USA: Climate Change May Increase Asthma Attacks in Children
Medical Center News – Mount Sinai School of Medicine researchers have found that climate change may lead to more asthma-related health problems in children, and more emergency room (ER) visits in the next decade. The data, published in the current issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, found that changing levels of ozone could lead to a 7.3 percent increase in asthma-related emergency room visits by children, ages 0-17.  more

New Delhi : E-waste to Get More Toxic For Humans
The Asian Age – The NGO Toxics Link has warned that recycled plastic from electronic waste (e-waste) is posing a serious health hazard. Experts at Toxics Link warn that recycled plastic (from e-waste) contains brominated flame retardants (BFR). These chemicals are extremely harmful for humans but are used in a number of toys and households items causing a threat both to the user and to those involved in the recycling process. Since a great deal of the recycling work is done in the unorganised sector, there are few safety norms in place.  more

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