Health and Global Policy Institute (HGPI) and Health Care Without Harm Southeast Asia (HCWH SEA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).

The MOU formalizes HGPI as an affiliate of the Global Green and Healthy Hospitals (GGHH) network and establishes a collaborative partnership to jointly advance climate and health initiatives in Japan. Through this partnership, HGPI and HCWH SEA will work together to advance sustainability in healthcare, leverage their respective networks and expertise, raise awareness, build capacity, and advocate for policies addressing the health impacts of climate change. This collaboration further strengthens HGPI’s commitment to driving climate action and allows us to advocate for policies that address the health impacts of climate change, both in Japan and across the broader Asian region.

HGPI remains committed to driving actions that simultaneously address climate change and improve public health through this strategic partnership and cooperation with both domestic and international stakeholders.

■ About Health and Global Policy Institute (HGPI)
Health and Global Policy Institute (HGPI) is a Tokyo-based independent and non-profit health policy think tank, established in 2004. Since its establishment, HGPI has been working to help citizens shape health policies by generating policy options, and to bring stakeholders together as a non-partisan think-tank. HGPI’s mission is to improve the civic mind and the well-being of individuals, and to foster sustainable, healthy communities by shaping ideas and values, reaching out on global needs, and influencing society. HGPI is committed to activities that bring together relevant players in different fields, in order to provide innovative and practical solutions, and to help interested citizens understand policy options from a global, broad, and long-term perspective.

■ About Health Care Without Harm Southeast Asia (HCWH SEA)

Health Care Without Harm seeks to transform health care worldwide so that it reduces its environmental impact, becomes a community anchor for sustainability, and a leader in the global movement for environmental health and justice. Health Care Without Harm’s focus was born from the simple but important oath: “First, do no harm.” Today, our approach has evolved to focus on healing the harm caused by the health care sector while creating and protecting the climate and our health well into the future. Health Care Without Harm offers a community of sustainable health care experts, helpful resources, and actionable knowledge to guide the way in building a more sustainable, climate-smart health care sector.

For more details regarding our membership in the GGHH network, please click here.