Mercury Free Healthcare

About the Initiative

Strategies

Short-Term Objectives

Medium Term Objectives

Initiative Co-Leaders

About the UNEP Global Mercury Partnership

Become a Member

How to Become a Member

How does an organization join the Mercury-Free Health Care Global Initiative?

The initiative is a component of the UN Environment Programme's (UNEP) Mercury Products Partnership, which is led by the US Environmental Protection Agency.

You can become a member in two easy steps!

1. Fill out the form
2. Send us a letter

Step One: If you are interested in Joining the Initiative or would like more information,

GLOBAL MERCURY-FREE HEALTH CARE INITIATIVE REGISTRATION FORM

Please Check Areas that Your Organization Wishes to Contribute to:

	Substitution of mercury-based medical devices in an individual health care facility.
	Substitution of mercury-based medical devices in a group of health care facilities.
	Creation/implementation of policy to substitute mercury-based medical devices at the city, state or national level.
	Management of mercury health care waste.
	Promotion of the production and distribution of non-mercury medical devices.

Please later indicate in your support letter how your organization intends to
contribute to each of the indicated working areas.

Organization Name

Contact Name

Title

Address

Tel.

Fax No.

Website/URL

Type of Organization

	Government
	Hospital or Clinic
	Professional Association
	Regional economic integration organization
	Non-government Organization
	Labor Union
	Business or Industry*
	Scientific community
	Philanthropic Foundation
	Other, please specify:

*For the Mercury-Free Health Care Initiative, Business and Industry members will be organized into their own membership category known as the "Business Roundtable".

STEP TWO: SEND US A LETTER

To become a member, interested entities or individuals should submit a letter to WHO and Health Care Without Harm signifying their support for the Mercury-Free Health Care Initiative. Prospective members should state their commitment to achieving the health care and overarching mercury global initiative goals, and specifying how they will contribute to meeting them.

To download a Sample Letter to Join the Initiative, click here

Such letters should be submitted (preferably as PDFs via email) to:

WHO/HCWH Mercury-Free Health Care Initiative
c/o Alejandra Livschitz
HCWH International Coordination
Tamborini 2838
1429 Capital Federal
Argentina
phl/fax: +54 11 4545 7204
alejandra@hcwh.org

Copies should be sent to:

Thomas M. Groeneveld
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
OPPTS/OPPT/NPCD
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW (MC 7404T)
Room 4355WW
Washington, D.C. 20460
Groeneveld.Thomas@epamail.epa.gov

In addition to submitting this letter, we also ask members to complete the online registration form above.

Participation in the Partnership will be confirmed by HCWH and WHO, through a letter of confirmation.

Thank you!