Global Green and Healthy Hospitals: a comprehensive environmental health agenda for hospitals and health systems around the world
Categories: Net zero health systems, GHG emissions assessments, Action plans for sustainable low carbon health systems, Guidance document, Global, Low Carbon Sustainable Health Systems
Publisher: Health Care Without Harm
The Global Green and Healthy Hospitals (GGHH) Agenda is an environmental health framework designed to help health care facilities and systems worldwide to reduce their ecological footprint and contribute to improved public health. It highlights 10 interconnected goals covering leadership, chemicals, waste, energy, water, transportation, food, pharmaceuticals, buildings, and purchasing, providing a pathway for transforming the health sector into a driver of sustainability and disease prevention.
The document provides context on the environmental challenges facing health systems, the sector’s responsibility to mitigate its own environmental impacts, and examples of global initiatives already taking steps toward greener, healthier care. It also outlines actionable strategies and recommended practices for institutions to begin implementing the Agenda, alongside the role of the Global Green and Healthy Hospitals Network in supporting collaboration, capacity-building, and shared learning.
Intended users
Health care facility managers, Health care professionals, Ministries of health.