Environmental sustainability in healthcare systems: role of frugal innovation
Greater use of frugal innovation has the potential to provide affordable healthcare with a lower environmental footprint, argue Cyan Brown , Yasser Bhatti , and Matthew Harris The health sector has an important role in protecting human and planetary health by reducing its environmental impact. Health systems globally are collectively responsible for 4.4% of global net greenhouse gas emissions—equivalent to the emissions from 514 coal fired power plants annually1—which damage health in several ways, including heatwaves and inhalation of pollutants. High income countries are the main health...
Source: bmj.com