At the UN’s Geneva talks, 184 countries failed again to agree a plastics treaty - yet momentum grows for bold, health-centred action against plastic pollution worldwide.

Global talks in Geneva could decide whether a plastics treaty protects human health - or bows to industry pressure. The outcome may shape pollution, toxic exposure, and public safety for generations.

How can photo stories and photovoice help us rethink single-use medical devices - revealing their benefits, harms, and ethical challenges - while amplifying marginalised voices and reshaping collaboration in healthcare research?

Point-of-care diagnostics are saving lives, but at a steep environmental cost. With billions of plastic tests discarded annually, can the healthcare industry reinvent diagnostics to be both effective and sustainable?

Billions of plastic syringes end up in waste, fuelling a hidden environmental crisis. The technology to promote safe recycling already exists - if the healthcare sector can move beyond stigma to embrace these solutions.

Once described as "Medicine's Magic Throwaways", single-use plastics are a growing environmental problem. But what if there was a smarter, greener way? Reusable and biodegradable masks could reshape healthcare, cutting waste without compromising protection. 

The virtues of medical plastics have a dark side: where do discarded devices go? Can we redesign them to reduce, reuse, or recycle our way towards a more sustainable economy?

The PASS-UP framework offers a practical, evidence-based approach to reduce single-use plastics in health care, promoting sustainability without compromising safety, effectiveness, or affordability through collaboration, redesign, and targeted reduction.