About the Project
This global project is demonstrating and promoting the use of best practices and techniques for healthcare waste management in 7 countries. The goal is to protect public health and the global environment from the impacts of dioxin and mercury releases.
The Issues
Incineration and open burning of healthcare waste are the main sources of dioxins in healthcare, and are major modes of transport for mercury. These contaminants are toxic in small amounts and are transported globally on air currents and by other means.
News & Updates
Thu, Apr 02, 2009
Philippine General Hospital, the premier tertiary hospital in the Philippines, announced that the hospital has "completely banned purchase of mercury devices." The Philippine Health Insurance ...
Tue, Feb 24, 2009
Los hospitales y centros de salud públicos de todo el país dejarán de utilizar termómetros y tensiómetros que contengan mercurio, según una disposición del Ministerio de Salud de la Nación que retoma ...
Fri, Feb 20, 2009
More than 140 countries agreed to begin talks on a legally binding treaty to reduce mercury emissions worldwide. Formal negotiations on a treaty on mercury are set to begin in 2010 and to conclude in ...