Join the largest ever alliance committed to achieving net zero carbon emissions
Health Care Without Harm is honored to be the Race to Zero health care partner. This global campaign, led by the UN Climate Change High-Level Champions, rallies non-state actors – including companies, cities, regions, financial, and educational institutions – to take rigorous and immediate action to halve global emissions by 2030 and deliver a healthier, fairer zero carbon world. All members are committed to the same overarching goal: reducing emissions across all scopes swiftly and fairly in line with the Paris Agreement, with transparent action plans and robust near-term targets. Led by the UN Climate Change High-Level Champions, Race To Zero mobilizes actors outside of national governments to join the Climate Ambition Alliance, which was launched at the UN Secretary General's Climate Action Summit 2019 by the President of Chile, Sebastián Piñera.
More than 90 health care institutions representing the interests of over 14,000 hospitals and health centers in 27 countries have joined Race to Zero with Health Care Without Harm to date. As healers, they know that prevention and preparedness are essential to face the climate crisis and that the road to recovery begins with transformative climate solutions.
Watch the May 26, 2021 launch of the Race to Zero campaign for health care.
Health Care Without Harm and the UN Climate Change High-Level Champions: Commitment with the Clinton Global Initiative
At Climate Week New York City 2024, Health Care Without Harm and the United Nations Climate Change High-Level Champions announced their commitment with the Clinton Global Initiative to double the number of health care institutions around the world working to achieve net zero while enhancing climate resilience. This will positively impact the health of 100 million people these hospitals serve and will help safeguard access to health care. Read more.
Join the race
We're building a robust coalition of health care institutions committed to zero emissions and creating a more inclusive and resilient economy. The Race to Zero is open to all health care institutions including hospitals, health care systems, and health care facilities that are not national health ministries party to the UNFCCC.
As the Race to Zero health care partner, Health Care Without Harm is inviting health care institutions to join the Race to Zero through our Health Care Climate Challenge initiative.
By joining Race to Zero, health care institutions receive a membership in the Health Care Climate Challenge and Global Green and Healthy Hospitals (if your institution is not already a member). These networks provide access to a suite of tools, resources and people to assist health care institutions in reducing their carbon footprint, implementing successful sustainability projects and programs, and achieving the ambition of Race to Zero.
To join Race to Zero, institutions are invited to submit a letter stating a commitment to reaching net zero emission by 2050 and reporting annually on progress towards these goals.
For more information on Race to Zero, member requirements and how to join, please see our FAQs.
Health institutions in the Race to Zero
Argentina
Asistencia Pública Municipal de San Miguel de Tucumán
Hospital Universitario Austral
Australia
Ambulance Victoria
Echuca Regional Hospital
Hunter New England Local Health District
Metro South Health
Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service (SCHHS)
Your Community Health
Brazil
Hospital Adventista de Manaus - HAM
Hospital Albert Einstein
Hospital Das Clínicas de Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu
Hospital Do Rocio
Real E Benemerita Associacao Portuguesa De Beneficiencia
Rede Do'r São Luiz
Hospital Dr. Miguel Soeiro
Hospital Infantil Pequeno Príncipe
Hospital Sírio Libanês
Hospital Santa Izabel
SPDM Associação Paulista Para o Desenvolvimento da Medicina
Colombia
Clínica de Alta Complejidad Santa Bárbara
Clínica Imbanaco S.A.S
Clinica Nuestra Señora de los Remedios
ESE Centro de Salud de Cucunuba
ESE Hospital San Julián
FBR Biomedics SAS
Fundación Hospital San Pedro
Grimaces Care SAS
Hospital Departamental María Inmaculada ESE
Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe
Hospital Regional de Sogamoso
Hospital San Rafael de Pasto
Instituto Oncológico Ospedale Inoos S.A.S
Liga Colombiana Contra el Cáncer - Bogotá
Neurotrauma Center y Cuidamed SAS
Retinher
Costa Rica
Hospital Clínica Biblica
Egypt
Al-Alem Dental Centers
International Eye Hospital
Germany
Dr. Becker Company Group
Krankenhaus Havelhöhe
Global
Bupa
Greece
General Hospital of Syros
India
Amrita Hospital, Faridabad
ASTER DM Health Care Limited India
Aravind Eye Care System
Kerala Directorate of Health Services
CSI Lombard Mission Hospital, Udupi
Indonesia
Syamsudin Hospital
West Java Mental Hospital
Kenya
Magdak Maternity Hospital Limited
Malaysia
Sunway Medical Centre Velocity
Hospital Bukit Mertajam
Mexico
Centro de Capacitación y Calidad en Hermosillo Sonora
Centro Médico ABC
Hospital Amerimed Cancún
Hospital Angeles Morelia
Hospital General Tultitlán San Pablo de las Salinas "Dr. José Severiano Reyes Brito"
Hospitales Cruz Azul S.A de C.V
Nicaragua
Hospital Militar Escuela Dr. Alejandro Dávila Bolaños
New Zealand
The Eye Surgery Hastings
Oman
Rusayl Health Center
Philippines
Gov. Celestino Gallares Memorial Medical Center
Mary Johnston Hospital
St. Paul Hospital Iloilo
Poland
Wolica Healthcare Center for Lung Diseases and Tuberculosis
Singapore
Khoo Teck Puat Hospital / Yishun Health
South Africa
Netcare
Western Cape Government Health and Wellness
Spain
Consortium of Health and Social Care of Catalonia
Galician Health Service
Hospital Saint John of God Tenerife
Hospitals Consortium from VIC (CHV)
Institute Guttmann
Mollet Health Foundation
Sweden
Region Västra Götaland
Taiwan
Dalin Tzu Chi Hospital
Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation Douliu Tzu Chi Hospital
Thailand
Maharat Nakhon Ratchasima Hospital
Sawanpracharak Hospital
United Arab Emirates
PureHealth
United Kingdom
Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust
Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
United States
Ascension
CommonSpirit Health
Providence
University of California Davis Health
University of California Irvine Health
University of California Los Angeles Health
University of California San Diego Health
University of California San Francisco Health
University of Vermont Medical Center
Zambia
Medland Hospital