ICYMI: 📢 @MOHSingapore has released its first detailed report on healthcare emissions, with research led by CoSM! 🌿 • 4.1MtCO₂e — 18% lower than previous estimates This marks a big step toward a low-carbon future in healthcare. 💚 📊Full report: bit.ly/4gIofyz

Back after a fantastic time with the brilliant @hitap.bsky.social team 🌱 We ran training on LCA software, and their curiosity and commitment made the sessions such a joy. Grateful for the warm welcome — and excited to keep building together (some projects already underway!👀).

🌍 𝑺𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝑴𝒐𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 🌍 On 17 September, we’ll be gathering with partners and changemakers to mark a milestone moment for sustainable healthcare in Singapore. ➡️Sign up here: www.eventbrite.com/e/sustainabl...

📢 [JOB ALERT] CoSM is looking for a Research & Education Lead (Assoc/Fellow) to scale our sustainable healthcare across the region! 🎓📚 Apply today 👇

Good food, good vibes, great company 😎 Thank you to our friends at @hitap.bsky.social for making time to hang out with us while they were in Singapore. Beyond projects and meetings, it’s moments like these that strengthen friendships and collaborations across borders!🙌

Around one table, spanning countries & disciplines 🌏✨ Great to host Dr Forbes McGain, Dr Scott McAlister, and Catherine O'Shea of University of Melbourne (Healthcare Carbon Lab) & Sarin KC of HITAP Thailand! Collaboration is key to scaling decarbonisation in healthcare 🤝🌱

In just 2 wks, our MSc cohort connected with global thought leaders💡: 🌱 Dr Forbes McGain — leading voice in healthcare LCA 🌍 Dr Niheer Dasandi — exploring policy, rights & climate-health Grateful for their insights & collaboration. 🚀 Next intake opens soon - follow for more!

👋🌱 Meet the very first students of the MSc in Sustainable Healthcare at NUS Medicine! Our orientation was a hopeful glimpse into the year ahead. 💥Here’s to a new chapter of purpose, passion & momentum! 📚 www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

The energy in Brasília was real. The conversations were bold. And the road to COP30 just got a little clearer. Catch our full post here: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... 🚀 Big things ahead — watch this space.

Olá, Brasília! 🇧🇷 We’re at the 2025 Global Conference on Climate & Health to build on: 1️⃣ ATACH Guidance on Health System Baselining (with WHO & NHS England) 2️⃣ Evidence report for the Belém Health Action Plan (with Brazil MOH, WHO, PAHO) for #COP30 www.who.int/news-room/ev...

🧮 How do you measure #emissions in a #healthcare system that’s both critical and complex? Our latest piece breaks down a hybrid model using spend 💰 + activity ⚡ data to map emissions—from OTs to ambulances, on a path to #netzero 🔗Learn more: medicine.nus.edu.sg/cosm/opeds/b...

We're hiring! 📢 Looking for a capable and motivated Research Lead to drive healthcare decarbonisation and carbon measurement work across Asia Pacific and beyond. 🔗 Apply now: careers.nus.edu.sg/job/Research... Know someone who'd love this?📩 Share this exciting opportunity with them!

Baselining is the first step to climate-smart healthcare—but it's often overlooked. 🤔 Our latest piece explores why it matters now more than ever and how to get started. 📊 ➡️ Read here: medicine.nus.edu.sg/cosm/opeds/b...

Grateful to reconnect with HITAP Thailand! 💚 To support sustainability transitions, Tom Andrew and Lydia Loh from our Health Systems team led a masterclass on baselining healthcare emissions🌱 Excited for more of these to come! 🌟

🌍 At #ISIE2025 focused on Interconnectivity, we joined global experts from science, policy, and engineering to spotlight the role of sustainable healthcare, in particular, the importance of robust LCAs. 💡 What a great reminder that collaboration across disciplines is key! 🤝

💉 From early cancer detection to climate-resilient healthcare, NUS Medicine is shaping better care for people & planet. 💚 Proud to be part of this 120-year legacy through the Centre for Sustainable Medicine! 🩺🌏 🔗 Read more: www.straitstimes.com/singapore/nu...

Thrilled to be featured in Nature as part of NUS' 120th anniversary! 🌱🏥 ➡️ www.nature.com/articles/d42... Our highlights: ✅ Worked on mapping SG’s healthcare emissions ✅ Launched world-first MSc & Exec Fellowship ✅ Embedded sustainability in healthcare curriculum

🌍 “#SustainableHealthcare is not an option – it's a necessity.” Prof Nick Watts shared this powerful message at Zuellig Pharma’s groundbreaking event. 🏥 With supply chains driving much of healthcare emissions, Zuellig’s #leadership to foster #collaboration is essential 👏

💬 “Patients trust us & it wouldn’t be right to stay silent.” Inspiring #SustainableHealthStories were shared by Dr Jo-Anne Yeo, Dr Pei Kee Poh & Dr Michelle Tan last night — challenges, wins & how change sticks when the whole health system gets involved. 🌱💪 🔗 medicine.nus.edu.sg/cosm/shstori...

📅 Happening next Wed (28 May,6pm)! Don’t miss #SustainableHealthStories – an inspiring evening of real stories from healthcare professionals driving change for people and the planet. 🌍💚 📍217 Rangoon Rd (Singapore) 🍴Food & drinks after! 🔗Sign up: shsevent.eventbrite.com

What does it take to build a low-carbon health system in one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable countries? 🇵🇭🌏 A bold step forward: We're working with Department of Health (PH) & @adb.org to co-develop the Philippines’ first national health sector emissions baseline! 💥🌱

Join us on 28 May, 6pm (Wed) for 💬 #SustainableHealthStories! 📽️ Video Showcase + 🔥 Fireside chat with changemakers: Dr Jo-anne Yeo, Dr Michelle Tan and Dr Pei Kee Poh! 🍽️ Food, drinks and good conversation 📍 217 Rangoon Rd 🔗 RSVP here: eventbrite.com/e/sustainabl...

Extreme heat from climate change is threatening pregnancies — a clear sign this is a public health emergency, not just an environmental one. 🏥 Follow us to stay informed on the future of net zero healthcare!🌍 🔗 www.eco-business.com/news/extreme...

💡Since 2024, CoSM has been integrating sustainable healthcare into the NUS MBBS curriculum -- the response? 93% of students say decarbonising healthcare is a mission worth pursuing!💚 🚀Follow us as we equip the next generation of clinicians to decarbonise healthcare! 🩺

🌏 At the @who.int ACE closed-door webinar on Decarbonising Health Systems, Prof Nick Watts joined global health leaders to share bold, evidence-backed steps to cut carbon, save costs & boost care. 🚀 Cross-border collabs are underway—watch this space! #NetZeroHealthcare #WHOACE

We'll be at NUS Sustainable Futures Forum at Ecosperity 2025! 🥳🙌 Catch Adj Asst Prof Amanda Zain on the Inclusive Cities for a Sustainable Future panel 🏙️ with URA, Centre for Liveable Cities, NUS Real Estate & ETH Zurich! Hope to see you there! 👋 #Ecosperity2025

Thank you to KKH for inviting Dr Amanda Zain to speak at the Neonatology Excellence Series on sustainability in healthcare 🌱👶 She shared how Singapore is already experiencing climate impacts, and how decisions we make today will shape the world our children grow up in. 💚🌏

🌱 Big thanks to all who joined our session on Life Cycle Assessment in Orthopaedic Surgery with Dr Anna Rasmussen! She shared her PhD journey & reminded us: recycling is often too late—we need to rethink upstream choices for real impact. 💡🌍 #SustainableHealthcare #SustainableMedicine

👏 Congrats to A/Prof Chantelle Rizan on her latest publication in Nature Reviews Endocrinology 📚 — a landmark synthesis exploring how plastics are a source of concerning additives and their impact on reproductive, thyroid, and metabolic health. 🔗 www.nature.com/artic...

📢 Reminder! Join us 22 Apr, 5PM at NUS MD6 for a spotlight session on #LCA in #Orthopaedic #Surgery with Dr. @AnnaRoeRas 🇩🇰. Learn how LCA can decarbonise the OR—starting with total hip replacements! 🦴 🍴Light refreshments after. BYO reusables! ♻️ 🔗 www.eventbrite.com/e...

Building momentum for change—through global exchange of ideas! 💡🌏 Grateful for the powerful session w/ Tom Andrew, Sotiris Vardoulakis & Alice McGushin at the #ClimateHealth Responder Course. Thanks to @gcche.bsky.social for making this possible & Alaa’ Zain for an energising Q&A too 🌿💚

Dr. Anna Rasmussen 🇩🇰 explores how LCAs in orthopaedics can lower emissions—starting with hip replacements 🦴. Join us as she shares her research journey and thoughts on #sustainablehealthcare! 📅 22 Apr 2025, 5pm SGT @ NUS MD6 Lvl 4 🔗 Sign up now: bit.ly/cosm-anna

🌿Climate action = better health! Join Tom Andrew (Head of Healthcare Systems Analytics) at the Western Pacific Climate & Health Responder Course, Session 9: "Health Co-Benefits of Climate Action" on 10 Apr 12pm (AEST)! @gcche.bsky.social Sign up here: www.publichealth.columbia.edu/research/pro...

On #WorldHealthDay, we recognize that climate health is directly tied to public health. At the 7th Global Ministerial Summit, Prof. Nick Watts shared how healthcare can reduce its environmental footprint, saving costs & improving patient safety in a climate-disrupted world.🌏

Yesterday, Woodlands Health welcomed A/Prof Chantelle Rizan for an eye-opening session on sustainability focused on the operating theatre. 🏥 A big thank you to Dr. Elton Tay for expertly moderating the discussion! 🎤👏 Read on for our key takeaways👇

📢 Reminder for Talk Tmr (3 Apr)🌿🏥 Join A/Prof Chantelle Rizan & Dr Elton Tay for insights that will give new perspectives to waste, procurement, and healthcare sustainability! 📅 3 April 2025 (Thu), 8-9 AM 📍 Woodlands Health Auditorium 💻 Online option: Scan the QR code!

🌍 This 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 #𝗭𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗪𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗗𝗮𝘆 (𝗠𝗮𝗿 𝟯𝟬), let's take collective steps to switch healthcare's waste from #singleuse to #reusable. From clinicians to procurement teams to hospital leadership – read on to find out how different stakeholders can take action!💚

🌙 #EidMubarak from CoSM! ✨ This Eid al-Fitr, we celebrate the spirit of renewal, reflection, and community. To all in the healthcare sustainability space—thank you for your dedication to a better future with us. Wishing you all a blessed time with loved ones!💚

What a great time at #CheerstoChange! 🌱🍻 Thanks to everyone who joined—many great perspectives shared on desflurane and healthcare’s climate impact, but at the core, our goal remains: a more sustainable future. Real change takes diverse voices, and this is just the start! See you at the next one💚🌍

𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗳𝗹𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗲? 🤔 This piece argues that we may be focusing on the wrong climate villains, when CO₂ is more harmful🌬️https://lnkd.in/gYhZw9RWThis But it opens up some bigger, thornier questions 👇

🌏 Measuring What Matters 📊♻️ Exciting progress from Australia in advancing healthcare emissions measurement with this milestone report! 👏🇦🇺 www.health.gov.au/resources/pu...

🚨 Moving beyong the 𝘸𝘩𝘺 ➡️ to focus on the 𝘩𝘰𝘸. Woodlands Health is hosting our very own A/Prof Chantelle Rizan for a talk where she will share high-impact evidence-based strategies for sustainable healthcare. 📍Join us on 3 Apr, 8am (SGT) 🧍in person or 💻online by scanning the QR code!

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗳𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘇𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀? ☔ Singapore's current monsoon surge in March feels off, doesn't it? 🤔 (1/3) www.straitstimes.com/singapore/th...

👋 Meet Dr Anna Roe Rasmussen, a visiting academic from the University of Copenhagen, researching sustainable healthcare through LCA in orthopaedics. Join us for an afterwork drink next week to discuss sustainability in surgery & more! 🔗 Sign up here: shorturl.at/vksIb

One year ago, we launched the Centre, bringing together a global community at our public plenary. Since then, we've expanded our network 👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️, launched education programs 📚, and advanced research 🔬—but the work is far from over. Thank you to all who support us! 🙌

🍻 Skip the Traffic, Grab a Pint & Talk Sustainability in Healthcare! 🌱 This casual gathering is all about sharing ideas, exchanging perspectives, and connecting with like-minded folks in a relaxed, non-hierarchical space. 🔗 Sign up: shorturl.at/vksIb

Singapore’s Ambassador for Climate Action,Ravi Menon, recently reminded us that achieving net zero isn’t just an international obligation—it’s an unprecedented economic opportunity 💡 and a moral imperative for future generations 🌏. Read the full article: shorturl.at/NZZrC #ClimateAction #NetZero

Grateful to @timesofindia for highlighting the centre's new educational offerings at the @NUSingapore ! 🎓💚 Singapore remains a top destination for international students, and NUS stands among the world’s best universities.🤩 Full feature more: shorturl.at/FeI8N

ICYMI 🎓 Curious about our MSc in #SustainableHealthcare? 📆 Join us on 22 Jan 2025 at 6pm SGT for an info session about the curriculum & career opportunities— come hear from our faculty members. 🔗 sign up: http://bit.ly/CoSMJan22#SustainableHealthcare?#SustainableMedicine #GraduateStudies

It’s been a month since our launch at #COP29, & Dr Prem's message still resonates. We’re proud to be making significant strides in healthcare sustainability, proving that sustainable medicine is inevitable. 🌍 #HealthcareSustainability #NetZeroHealthcare #SustainableSolutions