Envi groups laud DoH scrapping of incinerator plan

“Bid incineration goodbye once and for all.” more 

Envi-health group asks P-Noy to keep all hospitals malinis at mabango

Responding to the 1st initiative of the Department of Health (DoH) to keep all state-run hospitals stink-free and clean in support of P-Noy’s clean governance, Health Care Without Harm-Southeast Asia asks the President to include all hospitals in the mandate by ordering mercury importation ban and to shun away from revisiting medical waste incineration. more 

Envi-health group raises alarm on planned revival of incinerators

A week before the celebration of the Hospital Week, envi-health group Health Care Without Harm-Southeast Asia (HCWH-SEA) raises alarm on the Department of Health (DoH)’s proposal to revive the use of incinerators calling it “revival of the unfittest”. more 

Government to report on hazardous medical waste

Excerpt: "Jakarta - The Environment Ministry said it will report on healthcare waste practices and allegedthat some hospitals have been dumping untreated - and potentially hazardous - medical waste into rivers. "  more 

Moves to outlaw mercury use in Indonesian Medical Sector

Excerpt: "Jakarta - Environmental health activist Yuyun Ismawati is hardly a fan of mercury, so it came as a shock to her to find out that her dental fillings contained high concentrations of the heavy metal."  more 

Mercury falling

Excerpt: "Faye Ferrer talks about the day she went to an outlet of the largest and most popular drug store in the country to find out whether the staff would sell her a mercury-based thermometer. Administrative Order 21 of the Department of Health, issued in July 2008, calls for the phaseout of all mercury-containing devices by September this year."  more 

GGHC's Health Care Waste Assessment Interview Guide

This 28-page Guide includes Stage 1, Stage 2, and Stage 3 instruments, with interview guides, checklists, and questionnaires. The primary purpose of these tools are to help make a preliminary assessment of the waste systems in the facility. The goal is to gather information that can make the later stages as comprehensive, time-efficient and non-intensive as possible. more 

Healthy Hospitals, Healthy Planet, Healthy People: Addressing Climate Change in Health Care Settings

(Discussion Draft) This 32-page discussion draft produced by the World Health Organization and Health Care Without Harm says that the healthcare sector can lead the way against climate change. This report shows how the health sector can improve reduce its climate footprint while setting forth a number of opportunties for action for health care professionals, hospitals, health systems, ministries of health and intergovernmental negotiations. more 

Resilient Flooring and Chemical Hazards: A Comparative Analysis of Vinyl and Other Alternatives for Health Care

As currently produced, no resilient flooring option commonly used in health care is perfectly hazard free. The material types vary considerably in the amount, extent, and exposure to PBTs and other chemicals of concern that are involved in each material's life cycle and in the potential for future improvement. There are many opportunities for specifiers and purchasers to encourage manufacturers to reduce or eliminate the use and production of PBTs and chemicals of High Concern, primarily in the linoleum and polyolefin alternatives. With encouragement from the marketplace, some resilient flooring manufacturers can readily reformulate their products to virtually eliminate the PBTs and CMRs from manufacture, use and disposal. more