En el marco de la Segunda Conferencia de Contaminación del Aire y Salud organizada por la Organización Mundial de la Salud que se llevará a cabo en la ciudad de Cartagena de Indias desde el 24 al 28 de marzo del 2025, la ONG internacional Salud sin Daño (Health Care Without Harm por su nombre en inglés), en conjunto con la iniciativa Ride For Their Lives y con apoyo de la Clínica Medihelp Services, realizarán una actividad que formará parte de los eventos paralelos oficiales de la II Conferencia. A continuación, más información:

Acerca de las organizaciones:

Salud sin Daño: es una Organización No Gubernamental que busca transformar la atención médica en todo el mundo para que reduzca su impacto ambiental, se convierta en un ancla comunitaria para la sostenibilidad y sea líder en el movimiento global por la salud y la justicia ambiental.

Clínica Medhidelp Services: complejo de salud de alta complejidad ubicado en la ciudad turística de Cartagena, Colombia con 20 años de trayectoria en el sector salud.

Meta: convocar a trabajadores de la salud y representantes de hospitales de Cartagena para un recorrido en bicicleta de 6 km por Cartagena para fomentar la participación, generar conciencia e inspirar acciones aceleradas para lograr un aire limpio.

Descripción

Recorrido de 9 km en bicicleta por Cartagena, con tres paradas (estaciones) para realizar educación ambiental sobre la relación de la contaminación del aire y la salud y los hospitales verdes y saludables.

• Fecha: lunes 24 de marzo
• Hora: 6 am a 9am
• Punto de partida: Clínica Medihelp (Parada 1)
• Parada 2: cercanías del Hospital Naval de Cartagena
• Parada 3 (final): Clínica Medihelp
• Participantes: representantes de hospitales, delegados de la OMS y de la Conferencia y público en general
• Número estimado de personas: 30
• Ruta propuesta: route
• Inscripciones: en este enlace

Personas de contacto en Colombia

Claudia Lorena Paz

Institución: Salud sin Daño

Correo: cpaz@hcwh.org

Los participantes ciclan bajo su propio riesgo y deben tener su propio seguro personal de accidentes.

Within the framework of the Second Conference on Air Pollution and Health organized by the World Health Organization that will take place in the city of Cartagena de Indias from March 24 to 28, 2025, the international NGO Health Care Without Harm, together with the Ride For Their Lives initiative and with the support of the Medihelp Services Clinic, will carry out an activity that will be part of the official parallel events of the II Conference. Below, more information:

About the organizations:

Health Care Without Harm is a Non-Governmental Organization that seeks to transform medical care worldwide to reduce its environmental impact, become a community anchor for sustainability, and is a leader in the global movement for health and environmental justice.

Medhidelp Services Clinic is a highly complex health complex located in the tourist city of Cartagena, Colombia. It has 20 years of experience in the health sector.

Goal: to convene healthcare workers and hospital representatives from Cartagena for a 6km bike ride through Cartagena to encourage participation, raise awareness, and inspire accelerated action to achieve clean air.

Description

9km bike ride through Cartagena, with three stops (stations) to provide environmental education on the relationship between air pollution and health and green and healthy hospitals.

Date: Monday, March 24
Time: 6am to 9am
Starting point: Medihelp Clinic (Stop 1)
Stop 2: near Cartagena Naval Hospital
Stop 3 (end): Medihelp Clinic
Participants: hospital representatives, WHO and Conference delegates and general public
Estimated number of people: 30
Proposed route

Registration: Here

Contact persons in Colombia

Claudia Lorena Paz

Institution: Health without Harm

Email: cpaz@hcwh.org

Participants ride at their own risk and should have own adequate personal health/accident insurance.

The Global conference on air pollution and health: accelerating action for clean air, clean energy access and climate mitigation will highlight policy solutions for air pollution and lack of energy access and catalyse evidence-based, multi-sectoral actions in cities, countries and regions.

Participants include Ministers of Health, respective Ministers of Environment, Energy and officials of national, intergovernmental and development agencies; health professionals; mayors, local authorities and planners; representatives of critical sectors such as energy, transport, industry, waste and land-use; as well as delegates from research, academia and civil society.

The conference will mainly be organized by WHO but in strong partnership with the Government of Colombia and with the support of other UN agencies such as UNEP, WMO, World Bank and others.

Goals

Facilitate 750 relevant stakeholders to join in-person & around 1000 relevant stakeholders to join online to actively support the conference outcomes and commitments.

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We organise through Cityzens Hubs (1 Hub per city) hosted by mission-aligned locally-registered civil society organisations. The movement and its impact is growing with current Hubs in Lagos (Nigeria), Accra (Ghana) and Nairobi (Kenya), and aims to reach 100,000 Cityzens and 100 Hubs worldwide in the next decade. Check out the website for more information on how to bring this movement to your city!