Health Care Without Harm, WHO Announce Partnership for Global Reduction of Mercury-Based Medic... (efforts for substitution of mercury-base...)

Health Care Without Harm, WHO Announce Partnership for Global Reduction of Mercury-Based Medical Devices

Date:12/4/2008

efforts for substitution of mercury-based medical devices. It is also a component of the UN Environment Programme Mercury Products Partnership.

At the Delhi conference, health care sector leaders from across India and neighboring countries, along with experts from around the world are gathered to share experiences and learn more on how to make the switch. Organizers have also convened business leaders and aid agencies to discuss bolstering production of the non-mercury devices. "The conference is an important step for India to begin playing a leadership role in this essential global initiative," said conference host Ravi Agarwal, Director of Toxics Link.

Health Care Without Harm is a global coalition of 473 organizations in more than 50 countries working to protect health by reducing pollution in the health care sector. Visit Health Care Without Harm at www.noharm.org.

The World Health Organization, the international agency within the United Nations system responsible for health, has a number of programmes that address the threats posed by environmental pollutants providing information and guidelines for risk assessment and management, for preventing human exposure and for improving the diagnosis, treatment and surveillance of health effects.

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