Important update, January 3 2023: Due to concerns over the recent coronavirus (COVID-19) regulations and in consideration of the health and safety of participants and staff members, organizators have decided to postpone the Green Hospitals Asian Conference 2023. More information.
The 6th Green Hospitals Asian Conference is coming to India on February 1 - 3, 2023! After navigating through the challenges of the pandemic the past 2 years, we can now finally be together to continue our efforts towards low-carbon, climate-resilient, sustainable health systems and healthier communities.
The theme for this year’s GHAC, “Health Equity and Climate Change: Healthcare Leadership for Decarbonization, Resilience, and Recovery,” reiterates the importance of leadership in the health sector to achieve health equity and social justice through promoting stronger environmental standards and policies, building back better from disasters and pandemics, and mobilizing health care institutions and professionals to be at the forefront of climate conversations.
GHAC 2023 will take place at the Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences in India on February 1 to 3, 2023 hosted by the Centre for Chronic Disease Control/Public Health Foundation of India, and co-hosted by Health Care Without Harm in Southeast Asia, Healthy Energy Initiative India, Doctors for Clean Air/Lung Care Foundation India, and Association of Healthcare Providers India, supported by Health Care Without Harm Global.
It will be a three-day conference featuring plenary sessions on healthcare climate leadership, low-carbon and resilient healthcare, sustainable healthcare waste management, green procurement, and so much more!
Government representatives, ministries of health, key public health professionals, healthcare facilities and organizations and industry stakeholders from around Asia are invited!