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We are Health Care Without Harm Europe. We exist to create a sustainable healthcare sector. One that does no harm to patients or our planet.

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Discover how we are transforming the European healthcare sector

Circular Healthcare

Driving European health markets towards toxic-free products that minimise waste.

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Climate-smart Healthcare

Transforming the European healthcare sector into a net zero carbon and climate-resilient sector.

Climate-smart Healthcare - HCWH Europe

Safer Pharma

Minimising pharmaceutical pollution and the development of antimicrobial resistance.

Safer Pharma - HCWH Europe

Featured news

[FR] Les inscriptions pour CleanMed Lille 2024 sont ouvertes

[FR] Le 26 septembre 2024, HCWH Europe et le C2DS organisent CleanMed Lille 2024, un événement d’une journée en présentiel à Lille (France).

CleanMed Lille 2024

A Rising Star in sustainable healthcare: Lynn Elsey on her innovative approach to inhaler management

Read our interview with Lynn Elsey on her journey to improving respiratory care and reducing inhaler emissions.

Lynn Elsey, winner of the Rising Star Award, holds her trophy

Celebrating 20 years of sustainable healthcare

HCWH Europe celebrates two decades of sustainable healthcare with its new anniversary report looking back at progress across the sector in Europe.

HCWH Europe - Anniversary report

Event | A greener pharmaceutical supply chain for the people and planet

On 18 September 2024, join us for a virtual workshop on sustainable pharmaceutical manufacturing and supply chain transparency.

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Projects

PharmaSmart (2023-2025)

Helping pharmacists build their green skills in greening pharmaceutical practice

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pharma-smart project cover

CleanMed Europe events

CleanMed Europe brings together healthcare champions of sustainability to share solutions to accelerate the transition to sustainable healthcare.

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CleanMed Europe

PVC-free healthcare

A pilot initiative to introduce safer and more sustainable healthcare practices and speeding up the phase-out of PVC.

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PVC-free healthcare

Operation Zero

Operation Zero is a groundbreaking project that will put the European healthcare sector on the path to net zero carbon emissions.

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Operation Zero - windmill on island

Carbon management mentoring programme

HCWH Europe's mentoring programme continues to support hospitals in Spain to integrate climate action into their healthcare planning.

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group of doctors talking

AMR EDUCare project (2023-2025)

The AMR EDUCare project develops educational materials for health professionals to reduce the spread of and exposure to antimicrobial resistance.

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AMR EDUcare
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Resources

The role of pharmacists championing the green transition

This report showcases initiatives where pharmacists are leading efforts in promoting responsible medicine use and reducing pharmaceutical waste.

Report cover | Addressing pharmaceutical supply chain in Europe

PVC problem very clear

Our new joint publication calls on EU leaders to prioritise public health and environmental protection by phasing out PVC.

PVC report

Quick guide to climate-smart procurement

This new guide supports anyone working in healthcare to reduce the sector’s carbon footprint through sustainable procurement practices.

Quick guide to climate-smart procurement
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