6 June 2011
Health Care Without Harm Press Release
Contact: Sonia G. Astudillo (+63) 2-9287572
Contact: Sonia G. Astudillo (+63) 2-9287572
HCWH Message on World Environment Day
— We can't have healthy people if our planet is sick.
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We can't have healthy people if our planet is sick. We are working towards healthy environments for all. Watch video!
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
