16 March 2011
HCWH-Southeast Asia Press Release
Contact: Sonia G. Astudillo (+63) 2-9287572
Contact: Sonia G. Astudillo (+63) 2-9287572
Manila 2011 Declaration for Mercury Free Health Care
Manila — On March 15, in Manila, Philippins, HCWH, WHO and the UNDP GEF Global Health Care Waste Project co-organized a regional event to support the development of mercury-free health care in Asia.
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
