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PureCycle Joins Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council

Stuart Mitchell

The Healthcare Plastics Recycling Council (HPRC) is pleased to welcome PureCycle Technologies, a publicly-traded advanced recycling company, as its newest member. PureCycle uses proprietary technology to separate contaminants, odors, and colors from polypropylene (designated as No. 5 plastic) waste and transform it into ultra-pure recycled plastic. PureCycle will work to support HPRC efforts by offering a solution for hard to recycle polypropylene materials commonly found in healthcare. “We are very excited to welcome PureCycle as a member of HPRC,” said Peylina Chu, Director of HPRC. “They are at the forefront…

Ovia Health Launches Birth Equity Hub in Support of Birth Workers Who Strive for Equitable Birth Outcomes in the Black Community

Stuart Mitchell

Ovia Health, the only clinically-backed, digital family health platform, is collaborating with the National Birth Equity Collaborative (NBEC), an organization committed to optimizing maternal and infant health. This is the second year that Ovia and NBEC have worked together. The two organizations partnered on a content hub that includes a birth plan series and educational content about birth workers and birth equity designed to empower members of Ovia’s community. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Black women die at roughly three times the rate of white women…

Climate change: a threat to human wellbeing and health of the planet. Taking action now can secure our future

Stuart Mitchell

Human-induced climate change is causing dangerous and widespread disruption in nature and affecting the lives of billions of people around the world, despite efforts to reduce the risks. People and ecosystems least able to cope are being hardest hit, said scientists in the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, released recently. “This report is a dire warning about the consequences of inaction,” said Hoesung Lee, Chair of the IPCC. “It shows that climate change is a grave and mounting threat to our wellbeing and a healthy planet. Our…

ILO adopts a revised code of practice on safety and health in construction

Stuart Mitchell

More than 229 million construction workers around the globe may benefit from a revised and updated code of practice on safety and health, adopted by International Labour Organization (ILO) experts from government and employers’ and workers’ organizations. The updated code, discussed during a five-day meeting of experts  (21-25 February), could play an important role in countries where construction is an economic engine for recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and where urbanization rates and population growth are highest. It can also improve the attractiveness of the sector to future generations of…

New ILO/WHO guide urges greater safeguards to protect health workers

Stuart Mitchell

The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have published a new guide on developing and implementing stronger occupational health and safety programmes for health workers, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to exert great pressure on them. “Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, the health sector was among the most hazardous sectors to work in,” said Dr Maria Neira, Director, Department of Environment, Climate Change and Health, WHO. “Only a few healthcare facilities had programmes in place for managing health and safety at work. Health workers suffered from…