The document discusses steps for a hospital to implement more sustainable and environmentally friendly procurement practices. It outlines establishing a team to set green purchasing targets and criteria. An audit would identify products containing harmful PVC/DEHP to prioritize replacing with safer alternatives. Departments like neonatology and dialysis would be early adopters. The process requires balancing environmental goals with practical hospital operations and vision.

1. A STEP TOWARDS GREEN PROCUREMENT EPP TO SUSTAINABLE H2E DR. SALMA AZEEZ PRODUCT EVALUATION & STANDARDIZATION LOGISTICS & CONTRACTS MANAGEMENT NATIONAL GUARD HEALTH AFFAIRS-KSA

2. HOSPITAL FOR HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT H2E Sustainable development could be applied as a solution for environmental issues; the solutions need to be sociably equitable, economically viable and environmentally sound. DR. SALMA AZEEZ PRODUCT EVALUATION & STANDARDIZATION LOGISTICS & CONTRACTS MANAGEMENT NATIONAL GUARD HEALTH AFFAIRS-KSA

3. EPP An environmental preferable purchasing product is an act of purchasing whose environmental impact has been considered and found to be less damaging to the human health as well as on environment when compared to other daily in use products. DR. SALMA AZEEZ PRODUCT EVALUATION & STANDARDIZATION LOGISTICS & CONTRACTS MANAGEMENT NATIONAL GUARD HEALTH AFFAIRS-KSA

4. THE MESSAGE IS The Green/Clean Story Along side normal SOP Not just direct buys Substitutes also Who may be subsidize Balance green mission with hospital vision DR. SALMA AZEEZ PRODUCT EVALUATION & STANDARDIZATION LOGISTICS & CONTRACTS MANAGEMENT NATIONAL GUARD HEALTH AFFAIRS-KSA

12. NEEDS BALANCING ACT Big Claims vs. Credibility Vision vs. Practicality Greenness vs. SOP Altruism vs. Authenticity OUR VISION: NATIONAL GUARD HEALTH AFFAIRS WILL BE RECOGNIZED AS INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE TO ENHANCE INDIVIDUAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH STATUS. DR. SALMA AZEEZ PRODUCT EVALUATION & STANDARDIZATION LOGISTICS & CONTRACTS MANAGEMENT NATIONAL GUARD HEALTH AFFAIRS-KSA

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