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Plastic usage has reached 460 million metric tonnes annually on a global scale, and this number is projected to triple by 2060. By reducing the healthcare sector's reliance on single-use (often toxic) plastics, we can demonstrate that significant change is feasible in all industries, despite the specific barriers that exist to reducing plastic use in healthcare.

6th Green Hospitals Asian Conference

Assessment Report and Policy Priorities and Strategies for the Climate-Resilient and Environmentally…

October 2019"Towards a Sustainable, Climate-resilient Asian Healthcare"Singapore October 2017"Fostering Low-carbon Health Care"Taipei, Taiwan August 2016"Towards Climate-Resilient Health Care"Yogyakarta, IndonesiaOctober 2015"Asia Hospitals Responding to Climate Change"Seoul, South Korea October 20131st Green Hospitals Asia ConferenceManila, Philippines

Green Hospitals Asia Conference is a biennial gathering of hospitals, health organizations, and health systems in the region to learn from one another's experiences and discuss the most pressing environmental health and sustainability issues in health care. Not to mention, the vast opportunity for all participants to earn new networks and partnerships that will put together a more sustainable healthcare for all.  Organized by Health Care Without Harm Asia's Global Green and Healthy Hospitals program, the conference has been held in various cities in Asia: Manila (Philippines), Seoul (South Korea), Yogyakarta (Indonesia) and Taipei (Taiwan) with the support of our different partners in these countries.The Global Green and Healthy Hospitals (GGHH) Network is a worldwide community of hospitals, health care systems, and organizations dedicated to reducing the ecological footprint of health care...

This Toolkit is all about fighting plastic pollution in the healthcare setting. It reiterates the…

 Dear Colleagues and Friends in HCWH,  It is my great pleasure and honor to have this opportunity to commemorate 20th Anniversary of HCWH. In human life cycle, 20-year-old is mostly energetic, visionary, and optimistic. HCWH is now ready to change the world in health and environment arena.  I have been working with HCWH for about five years now and am proud to be a part of this excellent organization for protecting the health of people and the planet from adverse environmental changes now and in the near future. I have been impressed by how efficiently and friendly they are working together in regional and global offices.  HCWH has been creating “value” which gives us important messages that health care should be environmentally responsible and first do no harm. This messages need to be delivered to all health care professionals all...

Bridging Global Environmental Health Concerns and Local Health Priorities  Health Care Without Harm's campaign in Asia began by calling the attention of the people in the health care industry on the harmful environmental effects and health impact of burning medical waste. As the emerging economies in Asia grow stronger, health care  is one of the sectors projected to expand significantly in the coming years and Health Care Without Harm must- and intends- to be a a partner of hospitals in shaping the future of the health care industry in Asia. As the health care industry develops in this part of the world, policies need to be gradually put in place and I see the expertise and experience of Health Care Without Harm in facilitating the cross pollination of ideas among various hospitals in different countries and legal jurisdictions. The challenges for the health...

Celebrating Health Care Without Harm’s 20th anniversary, Gary Cohen reflects on the last two decades in the environmental health movement and offers an opportunity for health care to redefine its role in the 21st century. When we started Health Care Without Harm, we hardly knew anyone who worked in the health care sector. We were mostly outsiders, community activists who had been working for decades in the environmental movement. But we knew we needed powerful allies to transform this emerging science linking the environment to our health into action that would protect our children, our families, our communities. We needed health care.Back then, new science revealed that low-dose exposures of toxic chemicals in the first thousands days of a child’s life could create a host of health problems later in life, including cancer, learning disabilities, infertility, and other chronic diseases. At the same time, we began to...

VIEW PROGRAM HEREHealth Care Without Harm in Asia’s mission is to transform healthcare in the region as a green and resilient sector so as to protect public health from climate change, one that leverages health care leadership and purchasing power so as to drive policies and markets towards sustainability. The 5th Green Hospitals Asian Conference led by the Global Green and Healthy Hospitals (GGHH) Network in the region, plays an instrumental role in bringing such a mission to reality. The main objective of the conference is to set the 5-year roadmap that will pave the way for Asian healthcare as major stakeholder engaged in climate actions and policies in-country and in the region.  Such will feature the following key elements: climate adaptation and resilience, mitigation and leadership within the Asian healthcare realities.Specific Objectives...

  Together, we can stop air pollution that causes several health disorders by using energy from clean and health-friendly sources. In the Philippines, coal power plants have contributed to the deteriorating respiratory systems of many locals who live nearby. Most people suffer from various diseases due to toxic chemicals released through the smoke and water wastes from the power plants.These communities will benefit 85 percent of your donation through our help in establishing their viable statement against the effects of coal. Through educational campaigns, we raise their awareness to stand against the establishment or call for stoppage of coal power plants in their areas. We will facilitate gathering of data to strengthen their position, as well as amplify the issue to gain the support from policy makers and renewable energy advocates.The remaining 15 percent of your donation will be used for HCWH Asia’s overhead costs such as...