Environmentally sustainable health care: now is the time for action

2020 ◽  
Vol 213 (10) ◽  
pp. 479
Author(s):  
Anthony Capon ◽  
Diana L Madden ◽  
Philip G Truskett
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Environmentally Sustainable ◽  
Sustainable Health

scholarly journals Towards Climate Resilient and Environmentally Sustainable Health Care Facilities

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (23) ◽  
pp. 8849
Author(s):  
Carlos Corvalan ◽  
Elena Villalobos Prats ◽  
Aderita Sena ◽  
Diarmid Campbell-Lendrum ◽  
Josh Karliner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Care Facility ◽  
Health Care Facility ◽  
Health Care Facilities ◽  
Health Coverage ◽  
Environmentally Sustainable ◽  
Use Of Resources ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
Sustainable Health ◽  
Health Care Waste

The aim of building climate resilient and environmentally sustainable health care facilities is: (a) to enhance their capacity to protect and improve the health of their target communities in an unstable and changing climate; and (b) to empower them to optimize the use of resources and minimize the release of pollutants and waste into the environment. Such health care facilities contribute to high quality of care and accessibility of services and, by helping reduce facility costs, also ensure better affordability. They are an important component of universal health coverage. Action is needed in at least four areas which are fundamental requirements for providing safe and quality care: having adequate numbers of skilled human resources, with decent working conditions, empowered and informed to respond to these environmental challenges; sustainable and safe management of water, sanitation and health care waste; sustainable energy services; and appropriate infrastructure and technologies, including all the operations that allow for the efficient functioning of a health care facility. Importantly, this work contributes to promoting actions to ensure that health care facilities are constantly and increasingly strengthened and continue to be efficient and responsive to improve health and contribute to reducing inequities and vulnerability within their local settings. To this end, we propose a framework to respond to these challenges.

Environmentally sustainable health care: now is the time for action

2020 ◽  
Vol 212 (8) ◽  
pp. 361-362 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diana L Madden ◽  
Anthony Capon ◽  
Philip G Truskett
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Environmentally Sustainable ◽  
Sustainable Health

Environmentally sustainable health care: now is the time for action

2020 ◽  
Vol 213 (10) ◽  
pp. 478
Author(s):  
Forbes McGain ◽  
Meriel Chamberlin ◽  
Jane Milburn
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Environmentally Sustainable ◽  
Sustainable Health

scholarly journals Advanced hemodialysis equipment for more eco-friendly dialysis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adelheid Gauly ◽  
Nicole Fleck ◽  
Fatih Kircelli
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Water Purification ◽  
Healthcare Sector ◽  
Waste Generation ◽  
Environmental Footprint ◽  
Environmentally Sustainable ◽  
Purification Efficiency ◽  
Care Processes ◽  
Life Saving ◽  
Sustainable Health

AbstractHealthcare in general and dialysis care in particular are contributing to resource consumption and, thus, have a notable environmental footprint. Dialysis is a life-saving therapy but it entails the use of a broad range of consumables generating waste, and consumption of water and energy for the dialysis process. Various stakeholders in the healthcare sector are called upon to develop and to take measures to save resources and to make healthcare and dialysis more sustainable. Among these stakeholders are manufacturers of dialysis equipment and water purification systems. Dialysis equipment and consumables, together with care processes need to be advanced to reduce waste generation, enhance recyclability, optimize water purification efficiency and water use. Joint efforts should thus pave the way to enable delivering green dialysis and to contribute to environmentally sustainable health care.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document