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Green Practice News: April 2025

My Green Doctor

from 2000 to 2018 among people over 65 years old. Earth Day is an opportunity for medical professionals to lead the conversation on how sustainability directly affects health. The healthcare sector contributes 8.5% According to the 2023 report of the Lancet Countdown, mortality caused by extreme heat events increased by 53.7%

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Palliative Care in India: M.R. Rajagopal

GeriPal

We included people with bronchial asthma and many people with paralysis, paraplegia. We know this though, in 1978, the world got together for public health, global nations got together and came out with [inaudible], which asked all member countries to partner with the community in healthcare delivery.

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