Waste and WASH actions for low-carbon, sustainable and resilient health care facilities

photo credit: © WHO / Bart Verweij

The Technical Meeting, co-organized by Health Care Without Harm and WHO on waste and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) actions for low-carbon, sustainable and resilient health care facilities, is a part of the series of clinics that are aimed to provide practical action planning support for health systems striving towards low-carbon sustainability. This Technical Meeting is particularly aimed at colleagues working in National Health Systems and Ministries and will provide a practical introduction to action planning for low-carbon sustainability in waste and WASH for health facilities and additional opportunities for countries/areas to learn from their peers.

The purpose of this Technical Meeting is to:

Increase knowledge and understanding of the WHO guidance for climate resilient and environmentally sustainable health care facilities, particularly in relation to the water, sanitation, hygiene and health care waste component

Learn from ATACH member countries on actions that have already been to decarbonize, increase resilience, and/or sustainability – and how they are measuring gains

Share challenges and lessons learned – and what additional guidance might be needed in the near future to support low-carbon, environmentally friendly and climate-resilient waste and WASH in health care facilities.

This meeting will be held in 2 sessions featuring the same contents, to accommodate multiple time-zones. The content of each session will be similiar so it will only be neccessary to attend one session.

morning session - 9:00-10:30, 19 March 2026 (Geneva time)

afternoon session - 15:30-17:00, 19 March 2026 (Geneva time)

Detailed agenda with speakers