News and Updates
Healthcare Waste Project Joins Brigada Eskwela Cleanup Drive in Jose P. Laurel Sr. High School
1 June 2026 – The Philippine Healthcare and Mercury Wastes Management Project (HCWM Project) has joined the opening of the weeklong “Brigada Eskwela” activity at Jose P. Laurel Sr. High
Strengthening Capacities for Cleaner, Safer, and Sustainable Healthcare Waste Management
The Philippine Healthcare and Mercury Wastes Management (HCWM) Project successfully conducted capacity-building trainings on healthcare waste management at Eastern Visayas Medical Center on March 26–27 and at Cagayan Valley Medical
𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬’ 𝐃𝐚𝐲!
Today, let us honor our doctors, nurses, allied professionals, and support staff, including healthcare waste management personnel, who are always at risk of exposure to disease, injury, and exhaustion —
Project Snapshot: Women in Green and Circular Economy — Breakout Session at UNIDO’s International Day of Women in Industry
On April 21, 2026, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) launched the first-ever International Day of Women in Industry with the theme “Sulong Juana: Women Leadership in Shaping the
Nurse Susie Supports Single-Use Plastic Ban in Cagayan Valley Medical Center
As the country celebrates Earth Month, Nurse Susie, the official mascot of the Philippine Healthcare and Mercury Wastes Management Project (HCWM Project), visited Cagayan Valley Medical Center (CVMC) in Tuguegarao
Nurse Susie Calls to ‘Cut Plastic Use, Choose Reusables’ in Hospital Roadshow in Tacloban City
On its second leg, the ‘Nurse Susie Roadshow’ visited Eastern Visayas Medical Center in Tacloban City, one of the HCWM Project’s partner hospitals.