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An environmentally sustainable health system that maintains societal health and welfare is key to economic development and growth. Healthcare systems contribute an estimated 5% of global emissions. This provides significant potential for positive leveraged in the broader economy. In researching healthcare sustainability, we may better understand the intersection between resource consumption, environmental emissions associated with healthcare activities and a quality of care which does not compromise that received by future generations.
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Jatin Naidu (Head | Healthcare Department)
Jatin is a medical student studying at University College London. His interests lie in fighting healthcare inequalities and designing equitable healthcare systems. He is currently working on a novel SARS-CoV-2 test and doing COVID-19 research at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children. You can find him on ResearchGate, or more informally on Twitter.
Qurratu Aini Binti Hashim (Healthcare coordinator)
Beyond studying MBBS Medicine at King’s College London, Aini dabbles in multifarious fields including entrepreneurship at iCUBE International, engineering with Young Malaysian Engineers, international relations at Malaysia Link UK, and novel therapy research with KCL iGEM. She is interested in exploring the relationships of these fields with healthcare – alongside integration of sustainability within international healthcare systems – and was first exposed to environmentally sustainable healthcare through the Planetary Health Report Card (PHRC).
Vidisha Handoo (Healthcare coordinator)
Beyond studying Medicine MBBS at King’s College London, Vidisha enjoys indulging in projects centered around academia, research, and reducing inequalities in healthcare. Most recently, she has led 20+ cases as a Patient Outreach Volunteer at KPCF, helping families across India respond to the COVID-19 crisis by procuring resources hospital beds, oxygen concentrators, food, and free doctor consultations (through government officials, hospitals, pharmacies and help lines). She has featured as a guest speaker on a Spotify podcast ‘It starts with Action’, where she discussed the importance of looking after one’s mental health and the impact of lockdown on students.
Dr. David Pencheon (Advisor | Healthcare Department)
Dr. Pencheon is the founder and ex-director of the NHS Sustainable Development Unit (England) which today coordinates the world’s most ambitious initiative to make healthcare sustainable. He helped to found the Unit in April 2008 and is the author of numerous leading academic reports, articles, book chapters, and a book on sustainable healthcare. In 2012 he was awarded an order of the British Empire award for services to public health and the NHS. Today he is an associate and honorary professor at the University of Exeter.
