A series of activities are being developed by WHO and partners in relation to mercury and human and environmental health, and several publications, guidance materials, tools and mechanisms are currently available on mercury and its derivatives:

HCWH Resources

• HCWH Mercury Elimination Guides for Hospitals (available in English, Chinese, Spanish and Portuguese)
• A Two-year Progress Report on the Global Mercury-Free Health Care Initiative: Toward the Tipping Point: WHO-HCWH Global Initiative to Substitute Mercury-Based Medical Devices in Health Care
• Update on the Activities of the WHO-HCWH Global Mercury-free Healthcare Initiative for INC3
• Update on the Activities of the WHO-HCWH Global Mercury-free Healthcare Initiative for INC2
• The Accuracy of Alternatives to Mercury Sphygmomanometers
• EU Mercury Phase Out in Measuring and Control Equipment
• The End of an Era: The Phase Out of Mercury Blood Pressure Devices in the United States
• The Global Movement for Mercury-Free Health Care Report 
• Global, National, State/Provincial and Municipal Policies for Mercury-free Health Care
• HCWH's Global Mercury Campaign
• Report: Moving Towards Mercury - Free Health Care: Substituting Mercury-Based Medical Devices in India
• Guide to Mercury-Free Alternatives in Southeast Asia 
• Alternatives to the Mercury Sphygmomanometer, Journal of Public Health Policy (Abstract)
• Final Declaration of the First South Asian Conference on Mercury in Health Care
• Final Declaration of the First Southern Africa Conference on Promoting Alternatives to Mercury on Health Care.
• Final Declaration of the First Latin American Conference on the Elimination of Mercury in Health Care
• Final Declaration of the First South East Asia Conference on Mercury in Health Care
• Mercury Vapors Video: Mercury vapors are toxic and cannot be seen with the naked eye. Nevertheless, they do create a shadow when exposed to a short wave ultraviolet light in a fluorescent background. Watch video.
• Mercury-Free Hospital in India (video produced by Toxics Link). Watch video.
• Mercury Trade (video produced by Toxics Link). Watch video.
• Internet Campaign on Mercury Thermometers in Argentina. Watch video
• Report of the Southeast Asia Conference on Mercury in Health Care - 2006

UNEP Resources

• For more information on UNEP’s mercury program see the UNEP Chemicals website.

Video Resources

Mercury-Free Hospital in India (video produced by Toxics Link)

Useful Links and Other Resources

• Mercury Sphygmomanometers in Healthcare and the Feasibility of Alternatives, published by the EU Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks
• Visit the International POPs Elimination Network (IPEN) Global Mercury-Free Campaign
  
• Click Here for Useful Links to Other Sources of Information on Mercury