There is no safe level of lead exposure.

There is no safe level of lead exposure.

At the 79th World Health Assembly, our president and CEO @drfrieden joined our partners including Bloomberg Philanthropies to discuss meaningful solutions to reduce lead exposure and its harmful effects on cardiovascular health and children’s development. The event offered a first look at World Health Organization’s forthcoming PREVENT Technical Package on Lead Poisoning Prevention, which will provide practical guidance for countries to address and prevent lead poisoning. Read more about the PREVENT technical package here: https://who.int/news/item/18-05-2026-who-introduces-prevent-technical-package-to-address-lead-poisoning