The International Scientific Conference on Climate Change and Health and the 6th Asia-Pacific Green Healthcare System Conference, formerly known as the Green Hospitals Asian Conference (GHAC), brings together health professionals, climate advocates, and others to promote green, sustainable and climate-resilient health care in Asia.
FHI 360 will host several sessions and presentations, namely on integrating climate-smart practices into development programs, using transformative system design to build climate-resilient health care systems, leveraging climate data to improve health care resilience, advocating for climate and environmental health, and exploring the effects of breastfeeding and commercial milk formula on the environment.
Technical presence
Pre-conference session
Climate-smart health care (CSHC) knowledge exchange workshop
October 29
8:45 a.m.–4:30 p.m. ICT
Venue: Yellow Salon
Organizer: FHI 360
In-person internal workshop
Plenary sessions
October 30
3:30–4:30 p.m. ICT
FHI 360 moderator: Dr. Nguyen Thi Thu Nam, Viet Nam Country Director, FHI 360
In-person panel discussion
November 1
8:30–9:30 a.m. ICT
FHI 360 moderator: Dr. Nguyen Thi Thu Nam, Viet Nam Country Director, FHI 360
In-person panel discussion
Parallel session
October 31
8:30–10:30 a.m. ICT
Organizers: FHI 360, Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC), and USAID
In-person fireside chat and Action Lab activities
Oral presentation
Assessing Commercial Milk Formula Consumption’s Carbon and Water Footprints with the New Green Feeding Tool
October 31
1–3 p.m. ICT
FHI 360 presenters: Tuan T. Nguyen, Regional Technical Advisor, Global Nutrition; Roger Mathisen, Program Director, Global Nutrition
Poster presentations
Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Commercial Milk Formula in Maternity Facilities: A Scoping Review
October 30–November 1
Available throughout the conference on electronic screen
FHI 360 authors: Tuan T. Nguyen, Regional Technical Advisor, Global Nutrition
Impact of Breastfeeding Promotion on Environment and Healthcare Outcomes in Vietnam’s Centers of Excellence for Breastfeeding
October 30–November 1
Available throughout the conference on electronic screen
FHI 360 authors: Phong Nguyen, Program Officer, Global Nutrition; Binh Ta, Regional Program Officer, Global Nutrition; Duong Vu, Regional Technical Specialist, Global Nutrition; Roger Mathisen, Program Director, Global Nutrition
