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Inception Workshop Kicks-Off in Cagayan Valley to Address Healthcare Waste Challenges
23 May 2024 – The Philippine Healthcare and Mercury Wastes Management Project kicked off its series of Regional Inception Meetings and Validations Workshops in Cagayan Valley Medical Center.

Healthcare heroes celebrated as Ph commemorates ‘Day of Valor’; multi-year healthcare waste management project launched
Healthcare workers, who bravely put themselves at risk to protect our communities, deserve to be safeguarded. This was BAN Toxics’ message as the country celebrates the Day of Valor.

Highlights: Philippine Healthcare Waste Management Project
On December 6, 2023, the Global Environment Facility – United Nations Industrial Development Organization (GEF-UNIDO) officially launched the “Philippine Healthcare Waste Management Project,” attended by over 100 members of civil

GEF-UNIDO Healthcare Wastes Project Launches to Pioneer Sustainable Solutions in Philippine Healthcare Waste Management
6 December 2023 – The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB), Department of Health (DOH), and BAN Toxics, together with different