Canada’s National Observer: Let’s reuse medical supplies. Here’s why
In 2015, a marine biologist filmed her team removing a plastic straw from a sea turtle’s nostril. The video went viral, and a few years later, the global campaign to eliminate single-use plastics was in full swing. Companies like
Forbes: Healthcare Organizations Are Polluting The Air And Harming Public Health, But That Can Change
Exposure to high levels of air pollution can cause a variety of health issues, ranging from mild irritation of the throat to heart problems, and can even lead to premature death. One major source of this
The Hill: Colliding climate crisis: Addressing the urgency now
Nearly six years before the current COVID-19 crisis that has claimed close to 1.5 million lives globally, philanthropist and former Microsoft CEO Bill Gates gave a TED talk, “The next outbreak? We’re not ready.” The
Practice Greenhealth: Health Care Industry Must Adopt ‘Circular Mindset’
The circular economy model is a new way of looking at the relationships among markets, customers, and natural resources. This concept means moving away from the traditional “take-make dispose” economic model to one that is
Medical Device +Diagnostic Industry: The Circular Healthcare Economy: Suppliers, Lawmakers—Time’s Up
The pandemic has made (at least) three things clear to healthcare supply chain leaders: We have to build resiliency into the supply chain. We have to find a way of reducing device costs. We need