7 June 2011
HCWH-Southeast Asia Press Release
Contact: Sonia G. Astudillo (+63) 2-9287572
Contact: Sonia G. Astudillo (+63) 2-9287572
HCWH-SEA message on World Environment Day 2011
Manila — HCWH-SEA on working towards a healthy environment for all this World Environment Day and beyond.
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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
