Nairobi — Joining a UN gathering addressing chemical safety issues, HCWH released a report on a series of activities that promote the substitution of chemicals with safer alternatives in the health care sector.
The report release coincided with an intervention on the floor of the Third International Conference on Chemicals Management by HCWH South East Asia chemical policy coordinator Faye Ferrer. In her statement Ms. Ferrer underscored HCWH's activities to promote green and healthy hospitals around the world, and the organization's support for the proposed Health Sector Strategy of SAICM— the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management. The SAICM Health Sector Strategy was subsequently approved.