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Eliminating Mercury-Containing Medical Devices
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- Albania, Burkina Faso, India, Montenegro and Uganda have joined forces to halt mercury pollution from the healthcare sector
- Mercury Used in health-care settings for centuries, is a toxic metal that poses a threat to human health and the environment.
- $134-million initiative will support a holistic approach to improve the management of mercury waste and the adoption of alternatives.
- Medical thermometers and sphygmomanometers contain mercury and are harmless as long as they remain intact.
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