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ReviewSingapore medical journal2025

Environmental sustainability in healthcare: impacts of climate change, challenges and opportunities.

Ethan Yi-Peng Koh, Wan Fen Chan, Hoon Chin Steven Lim, Benita Kiat Tee Tan, Cherlyn Tze-Mae Ong, Prit Anand Singh, Michelle Bee Hua Tan, Marcus Jin Hui Sim, Li Wen Ong, Helena Tan and 5 more

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Review in Singapore medical journal, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors.

Ethan Yi-Peng KohDepartment of Anaesthesia and Surgical Intensive Care, Changi General Hospital, Singapore.
Wan Fen ChanDepartment of Anaesthesia and Surgical Intensive Care, Changi General Hospital, Singapore.
Hoon Chin Steven LimDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Changi General Hospital, Singapore.
Benita Kiat Tee TanDivision of Surgery, Sengkang General Hospital, Singapore.
Cherlyn Tze-Mae OngDepartment of General Surgery, Changi General Hospital, Singapore.
Prit Anand SinghDepartment of Anaesthesia and Surgical Intensive Care, Changi General Hospital, Singapore.
Michelle Bee Hua TanDepartment of Anaesthesia and Surgical Intensive Care, Changi General Hospital, Singapore.
Marcus Jin Hui SimDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Changi General Hospital, Singapore.
Li Wen OngDepartment of Facilities Management, Changi General Hospital, Singapore.
Helena TanDepartment of Infrastructure and Engineering Sustainability, Changi General Hospital, Singapore.
Seow Yen TanDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Changi General Hospital, Singapore.
Wesley Chik Han HuongDivision of Pharmacy, Changi General Hospital, Singapore.
Jonathan SeahDivision of Pharmacy, Changi General Hospital, Singapore.
Tiing Leong AngDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Changi General Hospital, Singapore.
Jo-Anne YeoDepartment of Anaesthesia and Surgical Intensive Care, Changi General Hospital, Singapore.ORCID 0009-0004-0272-0498

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

abstractEnvironmental damage affects many aspects of healthcare, from extreme weather events to evolving population disease. Singapore's healthcare sector has the world's second highest healthcare emissions per capita, hampering the nation's pledge to reduce emissions by 2030 and achieve net zero emissions by 2050. In this review, we provide an overview of the impact environmental damage has on healthcare, including facilities, supply chain and human health, and examine measures to address healthcare's impact on the environment. Utilising the 'R's of sustainability - rethinking, reducing/refusing, reusing/repurposing/reprocessing, repairing, recycling and research - we have summarised the opportunities and challenges across medical disciplines. Awareness and advocacy to adopt strategies at institutional and individual levels is needed to revolutionise our environmental footprint and improve healthcare sustainability. By leveraging evidence from ongoing trials and integrating sustainable practices, our healthcare system can remain resilient against environment-driven challenges and evolving healthcare demands while minimising further impacts of environmental destruction.

Indexed as

Climate ChangeConservation of Natural ResourcesDelivery of Health CareEnvironmentHumansSingaporeSustainable DevelopmentCarbon emissionsclimate changegreen initiativeshealthcaresustainability

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PMID41090314
PMCPMC12591541

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