The first quarter of 2017 has been an exciting and productive one for GGHH. In just four months we have surpassed our membership target for the entire year and reached an important milestone in the growth of the network: Over 800 GGHH members representing more than25,000 hospitals and health centers around the globe.
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Nepal | Symposium on Health Care Waste Management
The Association of Non-Government Hospital (ANGHOS), a new GGHH member in Nepal, organized a Symposium on Health Care Waste Management at Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology, in Kathmandu, Nepal on 2 April 2017. The symposium was part of the 2nd Infection Control Assessment Workshop that took place from 30 March to April 2.
Brazil | First Amazon Seminar on Healthy Hospitals
The first Amazon Seminar on Healthy Hospitals took place in Belem, Brazil on March 14 and 15, 2017. The event brought together health sector representatives from the region to learn about and discuss the they currently face and will face due to climate change. Organized by Projeto Hospitais Saudáveis (PHS), HCWH’s strategic partner in Brazil, and GGHH member, Hospital Público Estadual Galileu (Pró-Saúde – Associação Beneficente de Assistência Social e Hospitalar), the seminar aimed to raise awareness and commitment of health institutions to the challenges of climate change and waste management.