Emerging infectious disease outbreaks like Ebola, Zika or the new Coronavirus cast a glaring light on the dangers of ‘zoonoses’ – infectious diseases transmitted between animals and humans
Not long ago in Nepal, like in many other lower-middle income countries, healthcare waste – from personal protective equipment, such as gloves and gowns, to used swabs and bandages, expired drugs, needles, laboratory reagents and chemicals – was simply dumped behind health facilities, mixed with general waste and sent to landfills, or openly burned.
A simple approach to monitoring water, sanitation and hygiene standards is triggering action
BMZ paper 1/2021
At the World Health Summit 2020, BMZ firmly commits to a One Health approach
Transforming healthcare waste management for a healthier, more sustainable Nepal
High-level support for national workshop signals growing commitment to tackle environmental health risks
Guided by the concept of ‘planetary health,’ it’s time to get serious about waste management in the health sector
In the face of climate change, the introduction of DHIS2 opens the way for greater intersectoral collaboration
