The organisation “Health Care Without Harm Europe” has published a brochure especially for the target group doctors. The new guide details the environmental problems posed by improper disposal of pharmaceuticals and the excretion of pharmaceutical residues. This provides advice on simple practices that doctors can use to help reduce unnecessary pharmaceutical emissions from entering the environment.

Click here to get to the brochure: https://noharm-europe.org/documents/how-doctors-can-help-reduce-pharmaceutical-pollution

You can also read the German version: https://noharm-europe.org/depharmaleaflet

Health Care Without Harm Europe is a non-profit European coalition of hospitals, healthcare systems, healthcare professionals, local authorities, research/academic institutions and environmental and health organisations.

What do they do?

Health Care Without Harm Europe brings the voice of healthcare professionals to the European policy debate about key issues - chemicals, climate change and health, green building, sustainable procurement, pharmaceuticals, sustainable food and waste management.

HCWH Europe educates the healthcare sector to understand the importance of the environment and presses healthcare leaders and professionals to advocate for broader societal policies and changes.

HCWH Europe provides European policy makers with guidance documents, briefings and best practices from leaders in sustainable healthcare and we open the debate by demonstrating that change is indeed possible and alternative solutions already exist.