Vietnam has more than 13,500 medical facilities, each year treating more than 150 million people and more than 300 million outpatient examinations, generating a large amount of waste, of which 5% is plastic waste, equivalent to about 22 tons/day. If not managed properly, this amount of waste will be at risk of leaking into the […]

On December 8, 2023, Mr. Bikash Pandey, Acting Director of Pollution Reduction Project, Director of Clean Energy Program, Winrock International, and the team of Winrock’s Collective Impact Program visited and worked at the Center for Health Environment Research and Development (CHERAD) office during a series of visits to core organizations of the Pollution Reduction Project […]

October 25th, 2023, the Center for Heallth Environment Research and Development (CHERAD) had the opportunity to introduce the “Developing a Circular Economy Model in Medical Plastic Waste Management” Initiative ​under the Reducing Pollution Project funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) with a high-level delegation of the Consulate General of the United […]

Hamburg/Bonn, 29 September 2023: the Vietnamese Regulation on Safety of Toys (QCVN 3:2019/BKHCN) was honoured with the Future Policy Award 2023 in the category “Toys” during a high-level award ceremony in context of the International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM5) in Bonn, Germany. Also known as the Oscar on best policies, the award recognises laws […]

According to a survey by the Center for Health Environment Research and Development (CHERAD), the total amount of medical plastic waste generated at 08 hospitals is 61 tons per month, one third of which is infectious waste and only 16% of the total amount of plastic waste is classified for treatment. This highlights the importance […]

Within the framework of the Launching Ceremony of the Environmental Pollution Reduction Project, the Initiative “circular economy in medical plastic waste management” of the Center for Research and Development of Health Environment CHERAD was exhibited and introduced to all guests. At the Launching Ceremony of the Pollution Reduction Project held on the morning of November […]

On November 17th and 18th, 2022, the delegation consisted of Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Huy Nga – Director of CHERAD, Mr. Nguyen Trong An – Project Director successfully organized the grading and Honoring Ceremony for secondary school students in Tu Mai commune, Yen Dung district and Vu Xa commune, Luc Nam district, Bac Giang province. […]

On November 13th and 14th, 2022, the delegation consisted of Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Huy Nga – Director of CHERAD, Dr. Nguyen Trong An – Project Director, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pham Ngoc Khai – Senior expert of the project has successfully organized the final grading, and Honoring Ceremony for junior high school students in Bach […]

Within the framework of the Launching Ceremony of the Reducing Pollution Project, the “Circular Economy in medical plastic waste” initiative from the Center for Health Environment Research and Development (CHERAD) was exhibited and introduced to all the participants. At the Launching Ceremony of the Reducing Pollution Project held on the morning of November 15th, 2022, […]

Today, July 8th, Center for Health Environment Research and Development (CHERAD) continues a series of activities launching the NETWORK OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PROTECTION collaborators in 2 communes An Tan, Thai Thuy district and Bach Thuan, Vu Thu district, Thai Binh province. Attending the ceremony with representatives of CHERAD were project collaborators from the Veterans’ Association, […]