Nominated by the EnvMed Network, the Nepalese Policy on Dental Amalgam was honoured with the Future Policy Award 2023 during a high-level award ceremony in context of the 5th International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM5) in Bonn, Germany…
The World Health Organization (WHO) published the new editions of the Model Lists of Essential Medicines (EML) and Essential Medicines for Children (EMLc) which include important new medicines for the treatment of diseases…
For a toxic-free world: Nepal and Tanzania are in the running for prestigious policy prize…
The European Commission has published a draft legislation to phase out dental amalgam in 2025. The revision of the EU Mercury Regulation has been expected since December 2022 and includes a ban on mercury-containing lamps, effectively stoping all remaining intentional uses of mercury in the EU…
With the Ministerial Resolution No. 0416 of July 5, 2019 of the Ministry of Health, Bolivia prohibited the use of mercury in dental amalgams throughout the national health system…
(Le Nouveau Gabon) – A recent study conducted by the Ministry of Health in partnership with WHO recommends banning the import of mercury-added products into Gabon and reducing or even eliminating their use in dentistry…
The Philippines transition period for the use of dental amalgam ended on 29 May 2023 according to the Administrative Order 2020-0020. The use for children up to 14 years of age, pregnant and breastfeeding women and the import of dental amalgam was already banned since 2020…
The Draft Propsal of the Revision of the EU Mercury Regulation has passed the Commissions Interservice consultations. The adoption is finaly scheduled for July after its translation into the languages of the member states. The adoption should then be a mere formality. However, the delay
Botswana and Burkina Faso have submitted a proposal on behalf of the African Region that the phase out of dental amalgam by 2030 should be considered at the next COP of the Minamata Convention in November. The Africa region proposes to include in Part I,
On the occasion of Earth Day on 22 April 2023, the three winners of the UN Minamata Convention’s Make Mercury History 2022 photo contest have been revealed, recognizing their compelling images about mercury pollution, the environment, and the people working towards eliminating mercury. Florian Schulze’s
