The UNIDO and HCWM Project team visited the Northern Mindanao Medical Center (NMMC) in Cagayan de Oro City to strengthen collaboration and pavie the way for a meaningful partnership.
The HCWM Project recently concluded a series of waste audit activities in its three partner hospitals as part of efforts to develop a standardized waste inventory toolkit.
The HCWM Project successfully concluded a workshop aimed at evaluating and enhancing the capacities of its partner hospitals in raising awareness on the environmentally sound management of healthcare waste.
The Philippine Healthcare and Mercury Wastes Management Project (HCWM Project), led by the DENR–Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) and BAN Toxics, visited three hospitals in Mindanao to engage potential partners in the regions of Northern Mindanao, CARAGA, and Davao.
30 January 2025 – the Project Steering Committee of the Philippine Healthcare and Mercury Wastes Management Project held its inaugural meeting to finalize the project’s five-year work plan.
31 January 2025 – The Philippine Healthcare and Mercury Wastes Management Project kicked-off its five-year implementation with a national workshop, marking the end of its inception phase and the execution of its comprehensive work plan.
25 January 2025 – The Philippine Healthcare and Mercury Wastes Management Project (HCW Project) recently conducted a Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (KAP) survey to evaluate community awareness on healthcare waste management.
17 January 2025 – The Philippine Healthcare and Mercury Wastes Management Project held a forum in celebration of International Zero Waste Month, highlighting the need to promote Zero Waste Practices and Principles in the Healthcare Sector.
Following the inception meetings held between May and June 2024, the Philippine Healthcare and Mercury Wastes Management Project kicked off a series of consultations on data-gathering activities with its partners hospitals and surrounding communities.
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.
