Decarbonising healthcare in low and middle income countries: potential pathways to net zero emissions

BMJ. 2021 Nov 9:375:n1284. doi: 10.1136/bmj.n1284.

Abstract

Healthcare in low and middle income countries has a high carbon footprint. Reducing emissions should be integral to plans for universal health coverage, say Fawzia Rasheed and colleagues

MeSH terms

  • Carbon Footprint
  • Conservation of Natural Resources / methods*
  • Delivery of Health Care / methods*
  • Developing Countries
  • Greenhouse Effect / prevention & control*
  • Humans