On 4 November 2025, the WORM Project held its Final Event, "Field-Based Solutions for Managing Medical Waste", at the Hanken School of Economics in Helsinki, Finland. This event was an opportunity to showcase WORM’s key results and celebrate its collective achievements. Over three hours, participants explored WORM’s main findings: from...
WORM Plug and play framework for medical waste management in field hospitals
The WORM Project has developed a plug and play framework designed to help humanitarian organisations manage medical waste more effectively during field hospital deployments. The framework connects operational needs with local waste management services, supporting both environmental sustainability and operational efficiency in complex humanitarian contexts. A step-by-step decision support tool...
WORM at the AidEx Geneva Conference 2025
We're excited to announce that the WORM project will be featured at the AidEx 2025 conference! On 22 October 2025, join Virva Tuomala (HUMLOG Institute) and Claire Durham (ICRC) in workshop room 2 from 16:15 to 17:15 for an interactive session entitled 'Waste Management in Humanitarian Operations: Practical Solutions for...