Effectiveness of greenhouse gas mitigation intervention for health-care systems: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To identify evidence-based interventions that reduce greenhouse gas emissions in health-care systems in low- and middle-income countries and explore potential synergies from these interventions that aid climate change adaptation while mitigating emissions.

Methods

We systematically searched 11 electronic databases for articles published between 1990 and March 2023. We assessed risk of bias in each article and graded the quality of evidence across interventions in health-care operations, energy and supply chains.

Findings

After screening 25 570 unique records, we included 22 studies published between 2000 and 2022 from 11 countries across six World Health Organization regions. Identified articles reported on interventions spanning six different sources of emi

SUBMITTER: Blom IM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10898283 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature