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European Healthcare Climate Summit 2022
Building on the success of the three previous editions, HCWH Europe held its annual European Healthcare Climate Summit in October 2022. Read a complete summary of the event and learn more about the featured examples in the report.
Event | Food production and AMR: Improving animal welfare to save human lives
HCWH Europe is holding a hybrid event at the European Parliament to discuss the impact of increasing animal welfare standards to reduce the need for antibiotics in food production and how this supports human health.
UK healthcare leads the phase-out of desflurane - a potent greenhouse gas
Health services in Scotland and England are taking the lead with a system-wide approach. Phasing out such a potent greenhouse gas will greatly reduce healthcare emissions and can easily be rolled out across Europe.
Workshop | Engaging healthcare to promote responsible antibiotic use in European food production
We hosted a workshop on leveraging the healthcare sector’s purchasing power to promote responsible use of antibiotics in European food production. A report of the workshop is available.
NHS Scotland joins Global Green and Healthy Hospitals
Committed to a net zero health service by 2040, NHS Scotland is the publicly funded healthcare system of Scotland and is one of the largest members to join the Global Green & Healthy Hospitals network.