Sharing Regional Experience on Mercury Waste Management in Healthcare Sector
Dr. Guilberto Borongan, Director of the Regional Resource Centre for Asia and the Pacific at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT RRC.AP), Thailand, participated in an online pre-COP6 side event titled “Managing Mercury Wastes in the Healthcare Sector: From Existing Tools to Inclusive Applications” During the 1-hour webinar event, Dr. Borongan delivered a presentation on “Experiences on Environmentally Sound Management (ESM) of Mercury-containing Medical Measuring Devices (MCMMDs)”, where he shared practical insights and regional experiences in advancing safe and sustainable mercury waste practices in the healthcare sector. This event was formed as a part of the preparatory activities leading up to COP6 under the Minamata Convention, highlighting tools, policies, and inclusive approaches for managing mercury in healthcare settings.
Dr. Guilberto Borongan, Director of the Regional Resource Centre for Asia and the Pacific at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT RRC.AP), Thailand, participated in an online pre-COP6 side event titled “Managing Mercury Wastes in the Healthcare Sector: From Existing Tools to Inclusive Applications” During the 1-hour webinar event, Dr. Borongan delivered a presentation on “Experiences on Environmentally Sound Management (ESM) of Mercury-containing Medical Measuring Devices (MCMMDs)”, where he shared practical insights and regional experiences in advancing safe and sustainable mercury waste practices in the healthcare sector. This event was formed as a part of the preparatory activities leading up to COP6 under the Minamata Convention, highlighting tools, policies, and inclusive approaches for managing mercury in healthcare settings.
The kNOwWaste Knowledge Platform was developed through a Project Cooperation Agreement funding by UNEP on 2016. The platform provides data and information on holistic waste management to stakeholders in Asia and the Pacific region. The platform was developed with the following aims: generate and consolidate data or information on holistic waste management, transform data into easily comprehensible outputs for use by key stakeholders, map out and disseminate information on international waste management projects under the GPWM and UNEP projects as well as other international partners, and provide capacity building support through dissemination of data or information support for relevant stakeholders on holistic waste and waste management system.
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