Tackling the climate targets set by the Paris Agreement (COP 21): Green leadership empowers public hospitals to overcome obstacles and challenges in a resource-constrained environment
The healthcare sector itself contributes to climate change, the creation of hazardous waste, use of toxic metals such as mercury, and water and air pollution. To mitigate the effect of healthcare provision on the deteriorating environment and avoid creating further challenges for already burdened he...
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Language: | English |
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South African Medical Association
2017-01-01
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Series: | South African Medical Journal |
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Online Access: | http://www.samj.org.za/index.php/samj/article/view/11768/7916 |