Medical Waste Awareness at an All-time High in Nepal

Health Care Without Harm has been working with strategic partners Healthcare Foundation Nepal (HECAF) since 2008 and the issue has never been hotter. more 

Video | Bir Hospital Transforms its Healthcare Waste Management

Kathmandu — 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. more 

NoHarmAsia Blog - Minamata Treaty: Mercury-free Health Care by 2020!

One of the ten Global Green and Health Hospitals goals is to substitute chemicals with safer alternatives. A top action item under this goal is to substitute mercury-based thermometers and blood pressure devices with accurate, affordable alternatives. Thousands of hospitals around the world— many members of GGHH– have already made the switch and more are doing so every day. more 

Mercury Exposure among Garbage Workers in Southern Thailand

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Govt warns hospital to strictly manage waste

Excerpt: "Kathmandu, Nepal - The government has warned that it would shut hospitals failing to set up waste treatment plant."  more 

All about sound management of medical waste

Excerpt: "Bangalore, India - An effective strategy to rid our surroundings of harmful pollutants is the need of the hour. With this in mind, Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB), ministry of environment and forests and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) launched 'environmentally sound management of medical waste in India' here on Monday."  more 

WHO Releases Technical Guidance on Substituting Mercury Thermometers and Sphygmomanometers

WHO has issued a Technical Guidance Document for the safe substitution of non-mercury thermometers and sphygmomanometers in health-care settings. more 

The Phase-out of Mercury Containing Devices in Philippine Hospitals

The Phase-out of Mercury Containing Devices in Philippine Hospitals more 

Philippine Hg Free Alternatives Directory 2011

Philippine Hg Free Alternatives Directory 2011 more