Source: Health Care Wihtout Harm – US and Canada
In an announcement with implications for all health care facilities in the United States, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) restricted the use of triclosan and 23 other ingredients in antiseptic washes and rubs effective December 2018, citing a “lack of sufficient safety and efficacy data.”
Hospital Roque Sáenz Peña, a founding member of GGHH, is a public, high complexity teaching hospital located in the third most populous city in Argentina, Rosario. A new video about the hospital discusses their successes in health care waste management.
Source: Health Care Without Harm – Europe
According to a factsheet released by Health Care Without Harm – Europe, improving energy efficiency is one of the most cost effective and simplest ways for the health care sector to reduce costs whilst improving both human and environmental health through reduced emissions and better air quality. The factsheet shows how low-cost behavior change programs can simultaneously increase energy efficiency and improve the quality of patient care in health care facilities.
