2024
DOI: 10.4103/singaporemedj.smj-2024-035
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Healthcare in the era of climate change and the need for environmental sustainability

Nicholas Chin Hock Tee,
Jo-Anne Yeo,
Mahesh Choolani
et al.

Abstract: Climate change is an existential threat to humanity. While the healthcare sector must manage the health-related consequences of climate change, it is a significant contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, responsible for up to 4.6% of global emission, aggravating global warming. Within the hospital environment, the three largest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions are the operating theatre, intensive care unit and gastrointestinal endoscopy. Knowledge of the health-related burden of climate change and the… Show more

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