International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week
October 22-28, 2023
In preparation for International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, Pure Earth will host the virtual launch of its exciting new program designed to combat childhood lead poisoning in five pioneering countries.
Program leaders in the five participating countries – Colombia, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan, Maharashtra, India, and Peru – will discuss this collaboration with ministries of health to strengthen each country’s national healthcare system to better prevent, identify, and treat lead poisoning.
The webinar will be moderated by Alicia Ogawa, Pure Earth Board Member. The webinar will include a brief video overview followed by a panel discussion, and audience Q&A.
Stories from ILPPW 2022
One in 36 Million
6 minute video
How severe lead pollution is impacting the health and future of one family in Mirzapur, Bangladesh and how all stakeholders can be part of the solution
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Watch a screening of Shaila’s Story, a portrait of a mother raising a child with brain damage as a result of lead poisoning from an informal battery recycling operation near her home in Mirzapur, Bangladesh.
Learn how lead pollution from the common practice of substandard lead-acid battery recycling damages the cognitive development of children, and how government agencies and industry actors can work to prevent future lead exposure, enabling children to reach their full potential.
Featuring a panel discussion with a range of expert speakers focused on the impact and replicability of our evidenced-based solutions, and an audience Q&A.
Panel participants include:
Rachael Kupka (moderator), Executive Director, GAHP
Siddika Sultana, Executive Director, ESDO
Dr. Md. Mahbubur Rahman, Lead and Project Coordinator, Environmental Interventions Unit, International Center for Diarrheal Diseases Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b)
Dr. Howard Hu, Professor and the Flora L. Thornton Chair of the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences in the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California
Drew McCartor, Executive Director, Pure Earth
The Lead Rush
9 minute video
Lessons from the Thiaroye-sur-Mer Tragedy: Progress Towards Environmentally Sound Lead Recycling in Africa
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Watch a screening of The Lead Rush, which follows the story of a community in Thiaroye-sur-Mer, Senegal, where 18 young children died in 2007-2008 as a result of informal battery recycling. Pure Earth and GAHP return to the village 13 years later to assess the sustainability of our environmental and health intervention.
Learn how through collaboration between government, the community, and industry, a formal lead smelter was created, and whether this can serve as a model for lead pollution interventions throughout Africa.
Featuring a panel discussion with a range of expert speakers focused on the impact and replicability of our evidenced-based solutions, and an audience Q&A.
Panel participants include:
Drew McCartor (moderator), Executive Director, Pure Earth
Terseer Ugbor, Executive Secretary, Alliance for Responsible Battery Recycling
Dr. Sampson Atiemo, Executive Chairman, Mountain Research Institute
Brian Wilson, Consultant, International Lead Association
Solving a Toxic Mystery
4 minute video
How a collaborative effort got the lead out of Georgian spices
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Watch a screening of Solving a Toxic Mystery: When a national survey in the Republic of Georgia discovered over 40% of children were lead poisoned, the race was on to identify and stop the source, which was discovered to be adulterated spices.
Learn how this widespread problem was solved in just 2 years and why this is relevant to having a safe global food supply chain.
Featuring a panel discussion with a range of expert speakers focused on the impact and replicability of our evidenced-based solutions, and an audience Q&A.
Panel participants include:
Drew McCartor, Executive Director, Pure Earth
Paromita Hore, Director, Environmental Exposure Assessment and Education, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Khatuna Akhalaia, Country Director, Pure Earth Georgia
Richard Fuller, Founder and President, Pure Earth
