Nearly half of the children live in South Asia.
File photo of children fetching water from the borehole constructed by UNICEF and EU in Ikot Nkpenne community, Nsit Atai Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, [Photo Credit: Nike Adebowale]About one-third of children in the world are affected by lead poisoning, a new study has shown. and Pure Earth, an international non-profit organisation focused on pollution issues shows that “lead poisoning is affecting children on a massive and previously unknown scale.
According to the World Health Organisation , lead is a cumulative toxicant that affects multiple body systems and is particularly harmful to young children. It features five case studies in Kathgora, Bangladesh; Tbilisi, Georgia; Agbogbloshie, Ghana; Pesarean, Indonesia; and Morelos State, Mexico. According to the report, lead is estimated to cost lower- and middle-income countries, $1 trillion in lost economic potential of these children over their lifetimes.UNICEF Executive Director, Henrietta Fore, said lead wreaks havoc on children’s health and development.
“The good news is that lead can be recycled safely without exposing workers, their children, and surrounding neighbourhood.“Lead-contaminated sites can also be remediated and restored,” he said.
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