Mercury
One key objective of national project activities in India is to introduce the use of mercury-free devices in model facilities, evaluate their acceptability and efficacy, and develop and disseminate awareness-raising and educational materials related to mercury.
In Uttar Pradesh, the project will undertake activities to meet this objective by working with the selected hospital to demonstrate best practices for management of mercury waste, including handling, clean-up and interim storage of mercury and the promotion of mercury-free alternative medical devices.
Learn more about the project's work in India related to model facilities, technology, training program and national policy.
Recent News on Mercury
India: Report on "Mercury Phase Out in Health Care Sector" Workshop
by Toxics Link
June 20th, 2012
by Toxics Link
June 20th, 2012
Toxics Link in partnership with Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) and Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University (CSMMU), Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh organized a workshop on “Mercury Phase Out in Health Care Sector” on March 24th, 2011 in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh that was supported by the UNDP/GEF Global Healthcare Waste Project. The overall objective of the workshop was to sensitize the issue of mercury in the health care sector in the region by providing a platform for all the stakeholders to have a healthy discussion as well as knowledge and experience sharing.
India: Project to phase out mercury use in private healthcare organizations
by The Hindu
July 13th, 2011
by The Hindu
July 13th, 2011
The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board has launched a project to phase out use of mercury in private healthcare organizations. The project is based on a study done by the United Nations Development Program on disposal of biomedical waste in developing countries.
India: Call to phase out mercury from health sector
The Times of India
November 22nd, 2010
The Times of India
November 22nd, 2010
In a one-day workshop conducted by Osai, a Tamil Nadu based environmental organization, along with Indian Medical Association(IMA), Toxic Link and Tekno Therm Industries, health activists called for phasing out mercury from the healthcare sector.
India: Report - Moving Towards Mercury-Free Health Care: Substituting Mercury-Based Medical Devices in India
by Anu Agarawal- Toxics Link
November 10th, 2009
by Anu Agarawal- Toxics Link
November 10th, 2009
This document presents the efforts and initiatives taken so far by people fighting against the use of mercury in the Health Care Settings in India. Many Hospitals turned mercury free voluntarily and a few more shifted recently after the Delhi government order to phase out the use of mercury in the hospitals. The experiences of people who have changed have been documented in the report and a small chronicle of what has happened on the mercury front has been profiled to help people in their journey to go ‘mercury free’.