Having dwindled for several years, there is now a certain resurgence in legionnaires’ disease. In Europe, for example, in 2017 alone no less than 9,238 cases were signalled, almost two-thirds of them in just four countries: Italy, France, Spain and Germany. France alone recorded a significant increase, with the number of cases rising from 1,218 […]
Read articleHealthcare establishments are equally affected by environmental issues Beyond their primary healthcare mission, healthcare establishments face many sustainable developmentchallenges: emissions into the air (chemical contaminants, electromagnetic radiation, etc.), water, energy and material consumption, waste and effluent production (including biomedical waste (DASRI), toxic waste, medicines, etc.), GHG emissions due to travel and transport (staff, patients, visitors, […]
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