India | Moving Towards Mercury Free Health Care 2009

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Resource posted on January 9th, 2009

Published: 02/02/2024

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As a result of a policy issued by the Delhi Department of Health and Family Welfare in 2007, all government-run hospitals have stopped purchasing new mercury-based medical devices and a total of 2,229, mostly small healthcare establishments which are in the National Capital Territory of Delhi are in the process of replacing mercury devices. Several private systems and philanthropic hospitals in Delhi have also replaced mercury.