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Global Alliance on Health and Pollution

WebThe Global Alliance on Health and Pollution (GAHP) is a collaborative body of more than 60 members and dozens of observers that advocate for resources and solutions to pollution …

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Lead Poisoning and Climate Change

WebMitigating climate change may have enormous unintended consequences for health: Lead poisoning from more lead-acid batteries.. In 2021, the WHO declared climate change …

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Strengthening Health Systems to Reduce Lead Exposure

WebThe National Center for Epidemiology, Prevention and Disease Control (CDC Peru) of the Ministry of Health (Minsa) joins Pure Earth and Vital Strategies in a joint effort to …

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How to Build the World's First Database of Polluted Sites

WebIt’s been a good start to the year for us on the funding side. We just received confirmation that we will be getting a $900,000 infusion to complete work on our Global …

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Fact Sheet: Mercury and Health

WebMercury is a naturally occurring element that is found in air, water and soil. Exposure to mercury – even small amounts – may cause serious health problems, and …

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Pollution & Health: The Lancet Planetary Health

WebThe Commission on Pollution and Health is an initiative of The Lancet, the Global Alliance on Health and Pollution (GAHP), and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, with …

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Mothers Of Change: These Women are Fighting Pollution, and …

WebMother and child in Senegal We see them all the time when we work in polluted hotspots where, really, no one should be living. We see them going about their …

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Research on Lead Pollution

WebA Meta-Analysis of Blood Lead Levels in India and Attributable Burden of Disease.Dey et al. Conference: International Conference of the Public Health Foundation of India and the …

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Tanzania: Health and Pollution Action Plan

WebThe Health and Pollution Action Plan (HPAP) is a pollution analysis and prioritization process designed to assist governments of low- and middle-income countries to develop …

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Jamaica: Reducing the Threats of Toxic Chemical Pollution

WebJamaica was selected to be part of the USAID Project “Reducing the Threats of Toxic Chemical Pollution to Human Health in Low- and Middle-Income Countries”. A 2006 …

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USAID Assistant Administrator Gawande and Pure Earth …

WebAtul Gawande, Assistant Administrator of USAID Global Health, met with the Philippines’ National Poison Management and Control Center (NPMCC) and Pure Earth …

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Spotlight on Philippines: Pushing For Greater Good In …

WebThe first phase was done in 13 areas. A majority of the children had blood lead levels below the detection limit of 2 ug/dL, while 202 or 26% of 775 children had …

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Philippines: Protecting Livelihoods, Human and Ecosystem Health …

WebThe Protecting Livelihoods, Human and Ecosystem Health Project is aimed at reducing the human health risks posed by toxic pollution in the MMORS. The project built on previous …

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Russia (Dzerzhinsk)

WebThe groundwater and soil around the city, about 250 miles east of Moscow, remain severely polluted with phenol, arsenic, dioxins, heavy metals, and a host of other toxins. Indeed, a …

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Innovations and Collaborations this September

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Focus on Research in Developing World: "We are missing the full …

WebOver the past few years, Blacksmith Institute for a Pure Earth has embarked on a broad effort to expand research and understanding about the issue of toxic …

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Press Release: “The Brown Agenda: My Mission To Clean Up The …

WebPress Release: The Brown Agenda: My Mission To Clean Up The World’s Most Life-Threatening Pollution”, By Pure Earth Founder, Richard Fuller, Makes Amazon “Hot New …

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TSIP Training Montevideo, Uruguay

WebThe Toxic Site Identification Program (TSIP) endeavors to identify and screen contaminated sites in low- and middle-income countries where public health is at risk. With more than …

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Health Impact, Economic Impact, Injustice, and Solutions

WebThe Lancet Commission on pollution and health provides data related to the health and economic costs of pollution for 190 countries. It also gives specifics on the inequity of …

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Bolivia & Pollution Health and Economic Impacts

WebBolivia & Pollution Health and Economic Impacts Average % of Deaths from Pollution High-Income Countries 7.3% Upper-Middle-Income Countries 10.3%

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Azerbaijan & Pollution Health and Economic Impacts

WebBurden of Disease Data - Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME); Economic Data - Lancet Commission on Pollution and Health Azerbaijan & Pollution

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