The workshop “Sustainable Health Care Solutions: An Environmental Health Model for Governance, Advocacy, Capacity and Information” took place on 4 September 2017, as a part of the 13th Public Health Association of South Africa (PHASA) Conference (4-7 September, in Johannesburg, South Africa).

Health Care Without Harm – Latin America has launched a new tool to help GGHH members in the region calculate their carbon footprint and identify major source areas of greenhouse gas emissions.

On 22-24 August, GGHH members in Madagascar participating in the Global Environment Facility funded project: “Reducing UPOPs and Mercury Releases from the Health Sector in Africa”, attended a GGHH workshop organized by groundWork, HCWH’s partner in South Africa, and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Madagascar.