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 Center on April 15–16.
More than a hundred participants, including doctors, nurses, and waste management personnel, took part in the trainings, demonstrating a strong commitment to strengthening safe, compliant, and environmentally responsible healthcare waste management practices.
The sessions enhanced participants’ understanding of waste minimization and proper healthcare waste management. Key topics included healthcare waste chemicals of concern, Unintentional Persistent Organic Pollutants (UPOPs), basic toxicology, and strategies to strengthen the leadership and functions of healthcare waste management committees. Interactive IEC poster-making activities also provided participants with opportunities to reinforce learning and promote environmental responsibility within healthcare facilities.
Through these initiatives, the HCWM Project continues to advance cleaner, safer, and environmentally sustainable healthcare systems for communities across the Philippines.