The One Health Breakthrough Partnership (OHBP) is a unique group of researchers, academics, water providers and regulators, environment agency representatives, and public health specialists from five organisations across Scotland working together to reduce pharmaceutical pollution in the environment through sustainable One Health innovation.

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Publication: From medicine cabinets to ecosystems: a Europe-wide assessment of household pharmaceutical waste disposal practices

A new study published in Frontiers in Pharmacology provides a unique, expert-based overview from 35 European countries on how household pharmaceutical waste is managed in practice. Members of the OHBP contributed to the pan-European study and were involved in the stakeholder engagement activities to provide expertise and resources on medicine waste disposal practices in Scotland … Continue reading Publication: From medicine cabinets to ecosystems: a Europe-wide assessment of household pharmaceutical waste disposal practices

Webinar:  Safe disposal of unused medicines — A One Health Approach for National Systems

The United Nations Environment Programme, in cooperation with the World Health Organization, the Geneva Environment Network, and other key partners, is organizing a series of events to raise awareness and share best practices, challenges and opportunities to address the issue of medicines waste. This webinar is part of the “Addressing Pharmaceuticals in the Environment through a Lifecycle … Continue reading Webinar:  Safe disposal of unused medicines — A One Health Approach for National Systems

The Environment Strategy for Scotland – ‘An integrated approach to achieve our vision’

The Scottish Government have published the updated Environment Strategy for Scotland, alongside the Circular Economy Strategy and Climate Change Plan (2026-40). The Environment Strategy is designed to create an integrated framework for Scotland’s environment and climate policies, and aims to support a whole-of-government approach for fulfilling Scotland’s role in tackling the global crises of nature … Continue reading The Environment Strategy for Scotland – ‘An integrated approach to achieve our vision’

Health Care Without Harm Webinar: Managing the water footprint of the healthcare sector: Strategies to minimise pharmaceutical pollution

Health Care Without Harm (HCWH) will host an open webinar exploring how the healthcare sector can manage it’s water footprint and ways to minimise pharmaceutical pollution in hospital wastewater through sustainable waste management. Date and time: Apr 9 (10:00 GMT) Registration link: Webinar Registration – Zoom Description: While pharmaceuticals are vital to patient recovery, their … Continue reading Health Care Without Harm Webinar: Managing the water footprint of the healthcare sector: Strategies to minimise pharmaceutical pollution

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