Table 2 Environmental impact of travel emissions for traditional screenings versus the MMSU during the pilot phase

From: Digital health for environmentally sustainable cancer screening

PILOT PHASE (October 2023–July 2024)

Adhesion rate

Travel emissions traditional delivery of screenings (kgCO2-eq)

Travel emissions MMSU model (kgCO2-eq)

Emission reduction (kgCO2-eq)

Multi-screening programmes

66%

8334

357

 

Single-screening programmes

54%

5074

Total

60%

13,408

357

13,051

  1. The table compares kgCO2-eq travel emissions between traditional health centre delivery of screenings and the MMSU model. Emission reductions are presented for both multi-screening and single-screening programmes.
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