We may not think about it much, but the medical industry produces plenty of waste from treatments, tossing disposable gowns, caps, booties, gloves and blankets, in addition to using loads of energy to drive machines needed in diagnosis and surgery. And that’s not even talking anesthesia, which is a greenhouse gas much more potent than carbon dioxide. In fact, the healthcare sector accounts for 10 percent of carbon pollution in the United States. India, on the other hand, is delivering top-notch care while producing minimal waste. See here what the US healthcare industry could learn from India’s doctors.
US health care is incredibly wasteful. To clean it up, we should look to India
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