HCWH Weighs in at UN Chemicals Forum
Nairobi – Joining a UN gathering addressing chemical safety issues, HCWH released a report on a series of activities that
promote the substitution of chemicals with safer alternatives in the health care sector. The report release coincided with an
intervention on the floor of the Third International Conference on Chemicals Management by HCWH South East Asia chemical policy
coordinator Faye Ferrer. In her statement Ms. Ferrer underscored HCWH's activities to promote green and healthy hospitals around
the world, and the organization's support for the proposed Health Sector Strategy of SAICM— the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals
Management. The SAICM Health Sector Strategy was subsequently approved.
- Read the Report here
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The HCWH Floor Intervention here
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The Health Sector Strategy here
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