Healing Garden Grows in Bhopal
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
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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February 13, 2013
Health Groups Call for Urgent Action to Address Health Risks From Coal and Coal Seam Gas
A new collaborative network of health organizations - including HCWH Partner Organization, the Climate and Health Alliance (CAHA), and other national health organizations such as the Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association (AHHA), the Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA), National Rural Health Alliance (NRHA), Climate Change Health Research Network (NCCARF-ARN), among others - has agreed to joint action to raise awareness of the adverse health effects of Australia's current minerals and energy policy at a meeting in Canberra, particularly those relating to coal and coal seam gas. moreFebruary 4, 2013
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Health Care Without Harm | Video
Video | Bir Hospital Transforms its Healthcare Waste Management
Since 2010, Health Care Foundation Nepal (HECAF) and Health Care Without Harm, supported by the World Health Organisation, have been working with the leadership and staff of Bir Hospital to transform their healthcare waste management. moreJanuary 19, 2013
Health Care Without Harm Press Release
Health Care Without Harm Press Release
World's Governments Agree to Mercury-Free Healthcare in 2020
The world’s governments have finalized text for a global legally binding treaty on mercury, the bio-accumulative heavy metal that is poisoning the world’s fish supply, threatening public health and the environment. Among other measures, the treaty text mandates an end to the manufacture, import and export of mercury thermometers and blood pressure devices (sphygmomanometers) by 2020. moreEnvironmental Health News
February 26, 2013, Mercury Free Healthcare
Mongolia | 14 Hospitals Go Mercury Free
Excerpt: "Led by the National Public Center’s Toxicology Laboratory, a survey on mercury use and contamination was carried out in 16 tertiary and secondary hospitals in Ulaanbaatar. As a result, 14 hospitals were announced mercury-free and received a Certificate from Mongolia's Vice Minister of Health." moreFebruary 13, 2013, Colombo Page News Desk
Sri Lanka Health Ministry to Remove Mercury-containing Medical Equipment From Hospitals
Excerpt: "Sri Lanka Ministry of Health has decided to remove all mercury-containing equipment from use in hospitals to minimize the environmental exposure to mercury in accordance with the global guidelines." moreJanuary 16, 2013, The Himalayan Times
Government Warns Hospitals to Strictly Manage Waste
Excerpt: "Kathmandu government has warned that it would shut hospitals failing to set up waste treatment plant in accordance with the existing laws." moreReports and Publications
November 1, 2012
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Health Care Without Harm
Mercury Treaty and Medical Devices: Fact Sheet
As regional meetings begin in preparation for the final negotiating session of the global mercury treaty in January, HCWH has produced a fact sheet that makes the case for a treaty that mandates a rapid global phase-out of mercury thermometers and blood pressure devices. moreJune 13, 2012
Mercury in Dental Amalgam and Resin-Based Alternatives: A Comparative Health Risk Evaluation
Based on current evidence,the ultimate goal of a phase-out of virtually all usage of dental mercury is recommended. This phase-out must be planned and deliberate, assuring continued emphasis on adequate restorations to prevent continued tooth decay and the potential of malnutrition in economically impoverished areas. moreOctober 22, 2011
WHO-HCWH Mercury-Free Update for INC3
WHO and HCWH have produced an update on the Global Mercury-Free Healthcare Initiative that charts progress toward the goal of virtual elimination and substitution of mercury thermometers and blood pressure devices around the world by 2017. moreOctober 13, 2011
Global Green and Healthy Hospitals Agenda
The Global Green and Healthy Hospitals Agenda sets out to support existing efforts around the world to promote greater sustainability and environmental health in the health sector, and thereby to strengthen health systems globally. moreSeptember 14, 2011
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