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Blog Post
June 13, 2023
This Thursday, the Center for Global Development is hosting a half-day event—Get the Lead Out—to shine a much-needed spotlight on the far-reaching social and economic consequences of lead poisoning. Lead is an insidious toxin. In most cases, it has no overt, easily detectable symptoms when ingested—...
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February 20, 2023
On Sunday February 19th, the 36th Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union elected Dr Jean Kaseya, a public health physician from the Democratic Republic of Congo, as the new Director General of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). Dr Kaseya will ...
Blog Post
February 06, 2023
Today, we publicly launch an independent assessment which offers an overview of the global lead poisoning crisis; takes stock of current initiatives within G7 partners and international organisations to reduce lead poisoning globally; and identifies promising opportunities to make a difference. Here...