12 January 2011
HCWH-Southeast Asia Press Release
Contact: Faye Ferrer (+63) 9209327151
mercuryfreehealthcare2011@gmail.com
Contact: Faye Ferrer (+63) 9209327151
mercuryfreehealthcare2011@gmail.com
Asia Regional Conference on Mercury-free Health Care
Manila — The conference will be held in Manila, Philippines, March 15-16, 2011. It is being co-organized by HCWH, WHO and the UNDP GEF Global Healthcare Waste Project.
For more information, contact: faye@hcwh.org or mercuryfreehealthcare2011@gmail.com
Conference Program
- Click here for the Program for the HCWH-WHO-UNDP/GEF Asia Regional Conference on Mercury-Free Health Care .
- Special Panels Are Being Organized by HCWH on March 16 on Greening the Health Sector and on Dental Amalgam. Click here for more information.
Health Care Without Harm is an international coalition of more than 500 organizations in 53 countries, working to transform the health care sector worldwide, without compromising patient safety or care, so that it is ecologically sustainable and no longer a source of harm to public health and the environment. Visit the HCWH website for more information.
Dept. of Health
Administrative Order 21
AO21, The Gradual Phase-Out of Mercury in Health Care, was signed by DOH Secretary Francisco T. Duque III and put into effect September 28, 2008, paving the way for a two-year phase-out of common medical devices that use toxic mercury. moreAdministrative Order 21
