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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Environmentally Safe and Just Pharmacy: A Framework and Action Plan for Operating within the Earth System Boundary for Novel Entities

by lydianiemi, posted in Uncategorized

A new publication in Environmental Science and Technology proposes a novel framework for Environmentally Safe and Just Pharmacy, establishing 4 overarching criteria and 12 sub-criteria designed to ensure that the pharmaceutical lifecycle is environmentally safe and just from a novel entities perspective. A 10-point roadmap for a transition to a sustainable future by 2050 is … Continue reading Environmentally Safe and Just Pharmacy: A Framework and Action Plan for Operating within the Earth System Boundary for Novel Entities

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

by lydianiemi, posted in Publications, Uncategorized

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

by lydianiemi, posted in Policy & Media Outputs

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’

by lydianiemi, posted in Policy & Media Outputs, Uncategorized

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’

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