After the successful pilot implementation of the substitution of mercury containing medical devices in Qinhuangdao Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital (QMCHH) launched in August 2011, Qinhuangdao Cerebrovascular Disease Hospital (QCDH) is the second hospital in the city to conduct mercury-containing medical devices substitution.
The project is being supported by international organizations such as Health Care Without Harm (HCWH), International POPs Elimination Network (IPEN) as well as by national organizations such as Qinhuangdao Municipal Committee of China National Democratic Construction Association (QMCCNDCA), Sino-Union Create of Qinhuangdao (SUCQ) and Global Village of Beijing Environmental Education Center (GVB).
Qinhuangdao Cerebrovascular Disease Hospital is one of the few hospitals in China that is conducting mercury-containing medical devices substitution. The announcement is a positive step forward in contributing to global efforts to substitute mercury-based medical devices while protecting China's health professionals, patients and the environment from the negative impacts of mercury.
