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Updated: Nov 25, 2023 07:20 IST

Dubai [UAE], November 25 (ANI/WAM): Ahead of their participation within the greatest annual occasion on the local weather agenda, COP28, the Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (DoH) the regulator of the healthcare sector within the Emirate and Abu Dhabi Public Health Centre (ADPHC), are set to showcase their sustainable healthcare tasks, aiming to focus on the affect of local weather change on three crucial pillars which might be important to making sure the sustainability of healthcare companies, that are: the affect of local weather change on people, the group, and the healthcare system.
This comes according to DoH and ADPHC’s dedication to highlighting the intersection of local weather change and public well being, and the way a local weather disaster is correlated to well being points, immediately impacting the well being and well-being of populations, as we speak, and for generations to come back.
The occasion will see each entities host a complete 12-day programme specializing in the intersection of healthcare, local weather change, and sustainability. Within the programme, DoH and ADPHC will organise a sequence of actions together with panel discussions to make sure that world healthcare entities are future-ready, by tackling a wide selection of subjects such because the mitigation of financial impacts, forging worldwide alliances, the environmental burden of illness, the psychological well being, affect of local weather change, and the UAE’s National Framework on Climate Change.
Additionally, the programme is about to cowl subjects reminiscent of constructing inexperienced hospitals, lowering the sector’s carbon footprint, and creating climate-resilient healthcare techniques, whereas investigating the affect of local weather change on communities, together with the rise in pure disasters, air air pollution, and vector-borne ailments.
Dr. Noura Al Ghaithi, Undersecretary of the Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (DoH) said: “At the Department of Health – Abu Dhabi, we continue working with our partners within the healthcare sector to achieve our sustainability goals and develop our healthcare ecosystem to be capable of adapting to different climate challenges and mitigating their impacts. The rise in global temperatures, extreme weather events, and shifts in ecosystems can exacerbate the spread of infectious diseases, intensify air and water pollution, and compromise the safety of food and water supplies.”

Al Ghaithi added: “Our participation at COP28 reflects our commitment to understanding the impact of climate challenges on healthcare while mitigating and preparing for these complex issues. We aim to provide a platform for experts and partners from the UAE and around the world to exchange ideas and visions supporting crucial concepts like “Green Hospitals” and “Net-Zero healthcare sectors”. Additionally, we intend to shed light on the direct correlation between climate change and urgent health issues that could affect our current and future communities.”
COP28 will see DoH and ADPHC strengthening their ties with entities from the worldwide healthcare ecosystem, with the signing of a number of strategic agreements with pioneering companions from everywhere in the world.
Notably, earlier this yr, DoH launched the Emirate’s healthcare sustainability targets, which search to scale back carbon emissions by 20% in 2030 and attain Net Zero by 2050. The targets are constructed round three foremost pillars, that are: infrastructure, operations, and waste administration. Furthermore, ADPHC might be launching the Centre’s first sustainability report, so as to talk its efforts and obtain the sustainability targets. The report displays ADPHC’s dedication to transparency and accountability and can be capable of measure and assess its environmental, social, and financial efficiency.
This participation marks a big milestone, as for the primary time within the historical past of COP conferences, the occasion will see a devoted day for well being, reflecting the UAE’s management perception that positions well being as a crucial part of the sustainability motion plan throughout the convention.
COP28 will function a platform for leaders and consultants from around the globe to debate and deal with crucial points associated to local weather change, going down in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, from November 30 to December 12, 2023. (ANI/WAM)