Decarbonizing medical supply chains— an opportunity to multi-solve

Decarbonizing medical supply chains offers Canada an opportunity to strengthen both its health system and its sovereignty. As we re-examine our drug choices–how can we also improve equity, reduce toxic pollution and ease our dependence on global supply chains? Examining case studies from green hospital buildings to anesthetic drugs to HIV treatment to medical products, this multidisciplinary, international panel will explore success cases as canadian hospitals are evacuated due to out of control wildfire. Phasing out desflurane— a superpolluting anaesthetic gas—, and the decarbonization of HIV drugs, both for prevention and treatment open the door and generate momentum towards many more healthcare systems decarbonization interventions.

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