More than Health Care Waste Management

Incinerator Removal in Kathmandu Medical College

KMC-Incinerator-NoBurn

University collaboration

Incinerator Removal in Kathmandu Medical College

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Working in 3 Program Areas:

Health | Environment | Climate

Once solely a provider of health care waste management services, Health Care Foundation Nepal (HECAF) has evolved into HECAF360 and is today the leading provider of clean, green, climate-smart appropriate technology solutions for environmentally sound healthcare waste systems in Nepal and other low-resource countries.

Working closely with various international development agencies as well as national and international NGOs, HECAF360 today manages an array of projects across 3 program areas: Health, Environment and Climate.

HECAF360 designs and implements innovative Zero Waste management systems in hospitals, schools, and municipalities. We encourage safe non-burn technology, support plastic waste management schemes on both institutional and community levels, and widely encourage the 3Rs of waste management: reduce—reuse—recycle.

HECAF360 also plays an important public health role in supporting the Ministry of Health and Population. Nepal was badly affected by SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) and HECAF360 contributed significantly to Government of Nepal efforts to sustain the population and contain the virus. HECAF360 interventions included: securing life saving international donations of ventilators and PPE; assisting the Ministry of Health and Population in the management of hospitalised Covid-19 patients; conducting training workshops in infection control; and the clean-up, handling and safe disposal of potentially hazardous Covid-19 waste.

We are thrilled to announce that GGHH network has reached 2,000 members, across more than 80 countries! Hospitals, health care facilities, health systems, and health organizations worldwide are uniting for a healthier, more sustainable future by reducing their environmental footprint and promoting public and environmental health. It's a testament to our collective commitment and the impact the GGHH network and its members are having around the world.

On this occasion the global team has prepared an article and the video featuring the wonderful testimonies from around the world and members including Nepal.