Sustainability in Healthcare Conference 2025

Sustainability in Healthcare Conference 2025 is organized by JP Executive Communications and will be held from Nov 12 - 13, 2025 at Southern Sun Sandton, Sandton, Gauteng, South Africa.

Description:
Sustainability in Healthcare Conference - Resilient Systems, Responsible Care: Advancing Clinical and Corporate Sustainability in South Africa
The Sustainability in Healthcare Conference is a groundbreaking two-day event dedicated to accelerating the decarbonisation and climate resilience of South Africa’s healthcare system. As the health sector grapples with growing environmental, energy, and economic pressures, this conference brings together clinicians, health system leaders, policymakers, academics, and innovators to chart a path forward that is both sustainable and equitable.

Participants will engage with the latest science, policy developments, and practical strategies aimed at reducing the healthcare sector’s environmental footprint while improving patient outcomes. Core themes include the challenges and opportunities of decarbonising healthcare operations, integrating sustainability into clinical decision-making, and strengthening the resilience of healthcare facilities in the face of climate change. The event will also explore how circular healthcare is transforming resource use and waste management across the system, and how sustainability principles can be embedded in education, pharmaceuticals, theatres, intensive care, and primary and community health.

With a balanced focus on policy, practice, and innovation, the conference offers a vital platform to align South Africa’s healthcare transformation with the global shift toward low-carbon, high-resilience health systems.

Conference Objectives:

• Examine the challenges and opportunities involved in decarbonising healthcare operations within the South African context, including infrastructure, financing, policy, and capacity constraints.
• Showcase innovative strategies and practical solutions being adopted to reduce the carbon footprint of healthcare delivery, including in high-impact areas such as theatres, emergency and intensive care, medicines, and community health.
• Promote the integration of sustainability into clinical education and decision-making, enabling health professionals to embed environmental considerations into care pathways.
• Explore the role of circular healthcare in transforming procurement, waste management, and resource use for improved environmental and economic outcomes.
• Build awareness of the science, measurement tools, and policy frameworks driving sustainable healthcare transitions, both globally and in South Africa.
• Strengthen the resilience of healthcare infrastructure and systems to withstand climate-related shocks and support continuity of care.
• Facilitate cross-sector dialogue and partnerships between clinicians, policymakers, industry, academics, and sustainability leaders to co-create a roadmap for a low-carbon, climate-smart healthcare future.