Asia | Hospitals Declare Commitment to Becoming Climate-Resilient

Hospitals, health systems, and health organizations from all over Asia came together last August during the 2016 Green Hospitals Asia Regional Conference in Yogyakarta, Indonesia to tackle how the sector can work together to mitigate its climate impacts and develop low carbon solutions.
Held together with the Indonesian Health Promoting Hospitals Network, the 3rd Global Green and Healthy Hospitals Asia Regional Conference, gathered hundreds of representatives from hospitals, health systems, and health organizations in Indonesia, as well as China, India, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan.
At the end of the three-day conference, participants resolved to act together to tackle the climate issue with a declaration emphasizing the need for governments and the health sector to act together to protect public health and the environment.
To access the declaration of the conference, click here.