Irish Doctors for the Environment are delighted to have aligned with WONCA Working Party for the Environment & Clinicians for Planetary Health on this declaration – Our health depends on the health of our planet. The World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA) and the Planetary Health Alliance have just released a global declaration calling on family doctors to act on…
WHO (World Health Organisation) has named air pollution as one of the top ten global health threats in 2019 (1), as it is estimated 91% of the world’s population live in areas where air quality exceeds the recommended levels (2) While the other 9% of the world with clean air is more than likely ecosystem of rainforests which are rapidly…
In 2019, we aim to deliver up to date information on a topic relating to environment and your health. Regardless of whether you are a patient, user of healthcare services, a healthcare professional or member of the public, we all share the same Earth & planet. For January, we concentrated on Healthcare Sustainability. Check out our resources page for further…
Our first newsletter. Christmas. Welcome to Irish Doctors for the Environment!