International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week 2023

The focus of this year’s campaign “End Childhood Lead Poisoning” reminds governments, civil society organizations, health partners, industry and others of the unacceptable risks of lead exposure and the need for action to protect children's health. The campaign builds on the success in outlawing the use of lead in petrol and the progress achieved by many countries in establishing  laws that limit the use of lead in paint, particularly those paints to which children are exposed in their homes, schools and playgrounds.

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