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# Strengthening Health Systems to Reduce Lead Exposure

A Project to Reduce Lead Exposure in 5 Countries

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- [Project Updates](https://reduceleadexposure.org/project-updates/) - Project Updates Stay up to date with the Strengthening Health Systems to Reduce Lead Exposure project.
- [Women's Central Role in Mitigating Lead Exposure in Communities](https://reduceleadexposure.org/womens-central-role-in-mitigating-lead-exposure-in-communities/) - Collectively, women play crucial roles in preventing health problems in the community, including those from lead exposure.
- [Colombia fortalece capacidades para la vigilancia de plomo en sangre](https://reduceleadexposure.org/capacitacion-plomo-en-sangre-colombia/) - Capacitación técnica en toma de muestras de plomo en sangre en Colombia para fortalecer la prevención y vigilancia de la exposición ambiental.
- [Capacitación en vigilancia de exposición al plomo durante la Semana de Prevención 2024](https://reduceleadexposure.org/capacitacion-en-vigilancia-de-exposicion-al-plomo-durante-la-semana-de-prevencion-2024/) - Para conmemorar la Semana Internacional de Prevención del Envenenamiento por Plomo 2024, Pure Earth Perú y Vital Strategies, junto con la Unidad Técnica de Vigilancia Epidemiológica de Riesgos Ambientales y Cambio Climático del Ministerio de Salud de Perú, iniciaron el apoyo para la capacitación de equipos centinela sobre la exposición al plomo. Con el MINSA,
- [Blood Lead Surveillance Pilot Results Drive National Lead Exposure Mitigation in Indonesia](https://reduceleadexposure.org/blood-lead-surveillance-pilot-results-drive-national-lead-exposure-mitigation-in-indonesia/) - Lead exposure mitigation efforts in Indonesia have just made significant progress in 2025. As part of the Strengthening Health Systems to Reduce Lead Exposure project, Yayasan Pure Earth Indonesia in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), and with technical support from Vital Strategies, has successfully implemented the Lead exposure mitigation efforts in Indonesia have just made significant progress in 2025. Yayasan Pure Earth Indonesia and partners successfully implemented the First Phase of the Blood Lead Surveillance Pilot in Indonesia.
- [Hingoli Covered Under Takeda Project: Institutionalizing Lead Surveillance in Maharashtra](https://reduceleadexposure.org/hingoli-covered-under-takeda-project-institutionalizing-lead-surveillance-in-maharashtra/) - A strategic partnership has been formed to mitigate childhood lead poisoning in Maharashtra, India. Funded by Takeda, the “Strengthening Health Systems to Reduce Lead Exposure” project leverages the collective expertise of PE Lead India (Pure Earth), Vital Strategies and the Maharashtra Public Health Department. The project focuses on strengthening district-level capacity to detect, monitor, and
- [Takeda Project Reaches Amravati District: Expanding Childhood Lead Surveillance Capacity](https://reduceleadexposure.org/takeda-project-reaches-amravati-district-expanding-childhood-lead-surveillance-capacity/) - The harmful impact of childhood lead poisoning on cognitive development and long-term health continues to pose a serious public health challenge. To strengthen prevention and response systems, the Takeda-supported project “Strengthening Health Systems to Reduce Lead Exposure” is currently being implemented in Maharashtra, India in collaboration with PE Lead India Private Limited (Pure Earth), Vital
- [Institutionalizing Lead Prevention: Takeda Project Expands Training to Gondia, Maharashtra](https://reduceleadexposure.org/institutionalizing-lead-prevention-takeda-project-expands-training-to-gondia-maharashtra/) - Childhood lead poisoning continues to be a serious public health concern, with even low levels of exposure affecting a child's cognitive development, learning ability, and long-term health. To address this challenge a project titled "Strengthening Health Systems to Reduce Lead Exposure" funded by Takeda, is being implemented in Maharashtra in collaboration with PE Lead India
- [El CDC, DIGESA, DGIESP, Pure Earth y Vital Strategies fortalecen capacidades regionales en vigilancia y atención por exposición al plomo](https://reduceleadexposure.org/el-cdc-digesa-dgiesp-pure-earth-y-vital-strategies-fortalecen-capacidades-regionales-en-vigilancia-y-atencion-por-exposicion-al-plomo/) - Explora cómo la colaboración entre Minsa, DIGESA, Pure Earth y Vital Strategies impulsa la vigilancia y atención integral en la lucha contra la exposición al plomo en niños.
- [New 2025 Progress Report Video Highlights Project Milestones](https://reduceleadexposure.org/new-2025-progress-report-video-highlights-project-milestones/) - This is the third year of the Strengthening Health Systems to Reduce Lead Exposure project, which is designing and implementing programs that identify, monitor, and reduce childhood lead exposure. Since 2023, Pure Earth, Vital Strategies, and other partners have been working with governments in Colombia, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan, Maharashtra (India), and Peru to strengthen health systems
- [Strengthening Public Health Response to Childhood Lead Poisoning: HBA Orientation and BLL Testing Training Workshop in Dharashiv, Maharashtra](https://reduceleadexposure.org/strengthening-public-health-response-to-childhood-lead-poisoning-hba-orientation-and-bll-testing-training-workshop-in-dharashiv-maharashtra/) - Childhood lead poisoning remains a pressing but often under-recognized public health issue in India. Even low levels of lead exposure can have irreversible impacts on children’s health - affecting brain development, learning capacity, and overall growth. Addressing this challenge requires a coordinated, multi-sectoral approach. Taking a step forward in the fight against childhood lead exposure,
- [Collaborative Action to Combat Childhood Lead Poisoning: Blood Lead Level Testing Camp Held in Vasind, Dist. Thane, Maharashtra, India](https://reduceleadexposure.org/collaborative-action-to-combat-childhood-lead-poisoning-blood-lead-level-testing-camp-held-in-vasind-dist-thane-maharashtra-india/) - Recognizing the serious issue of lead poisoning in children, a project titled "Strengthening Health Systems to Reduce Lead Exposure " has been launched in the state of Maharashtra through a joint initiative of the Public Health Department, the State Health Systems Resource Centre, Pure Earth, and Vital Strategies. As a part of this project, a special
- [District-Level Training Workshop on "Monitoring Blood Lead Levels in Children" Held in Kolhapur, Maharashtra](https://reduceleadexposure.org/district-level-training-workshop-on-monitoring-blood-lead-levels-in-children-held-in-kolhapur-maharashtra/) - As part of the collaborative pilot project titled “Strengthening Health Systems to Reduce Lead Exposure”, a one-day district-level training workshop on “Monitoring Blood Lead Levels (BLL) in Children” and Home-Based Assessment (HBA) orientation was successfully organized by Pure Earth and Vital Strategies in Kolhapur, Maharashtra, on 21 August 2025. The workshop served as an important
- [Maharashtra Takes Charge: Childhood Lead Exposure Efforts Featured in ‘Arogya Patrika’](https://reduceleadexposure.org/maharashtra-takes-charge-childhood-lead-exposure-efforts-featured-in-arogya-patrika/) - We are proud to share that the recent issue of Arogya Patrika - the official health magazine of the Public Health Department of Maharashtra - features a comprehensive article on the pilot project titled “Strengthening Health Systems to Reduce Lead Exposure.” This article sheds light on one of the most urgent yet under-recognized public health
- [Peru’s CDC joins forces with Pure Earth and Vital Strategies to strengthen surveillance of lead exposure in Peru](https://reduceleadexposure.org/perus-cdc-joins-forces-with-pure-earth-and-vital-strategies-to-strengthen-surveillance-of-lead-exposure-in-peru/) - The 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 strengthen epidemiological surveillance of lead exposure in Peru. By signing a “Memorandum of Understanding” on September 22 in Lima, these three entities seek to strengthen information systems,
- [A Promising Start: Pre-survey in Tangerang Leads Blood Lead Surveillance Pilot Implementation in Indonesia](https://reduceleadexposure.org/pre-survey-blood-lead-surveillance-indonesia/) - A small yet significant pre-survey involving 20 children in Tangerang started the implementation of blood lead surveillance pilot in Indonesia.
- [In Kyrgyzstan, Teams of Researchers Are Learning a Rapid Method for Testing Blood Lead Levels](https://reduceleadexposure.org/in-kyrgyzstan-teams-of-researchers-are-learning-a-rapid-method-for-testing-blood-lead-levels/) - As part of the Strengthening Health Systems to Reduce Lead Exposure project, specialists from the National Institute of Public Health under the Ministry of Health of the Kyrgyz Republic are being trained in the use of modern Leadcare 2 equipment, which allows determining the concentration of lead in the blood within three minutes. A total of 6
- [Perú refuerza la lucha contra la exposición al plomo en niños con un nuevo convenio entre Minsa, Pure Earth y Vital Strategies](https://reduceleadexposure.org/peru-refuerza-la-lucha-contra-la-exposicion-al-plomo-en-ninos-con-un-nuevo-convenio-entre-minsa-pure-earth-y-vital-strategies/) - El plomo es una amenaza para la salud infantil en Perú. Consciente de esta problemática, el Ministerio de Salud (Minsa) ha firmado un convenio con las organizaciones Pure Earth y Vital Strategies para fortalecer la vigilancia y la atención de menores de cinco años expuestos a este contaminante. El acuerdo, suscrito por el viceministro de
- [Minsa a través del CDC Perú se unen a Pure Earth y Vital Strategies en un esfuerzo conjunto para fortalecer la vigilancia epidemiológica por exposición al plomo en el Perú](https://reduceleadexposure.org/minsa-a-traves-del-cdc-peru-se-unen-a-pure-earth-y-vital-strategies-en-un-esfuerzo-conjunto-para-fortalecer-la-vigilancia-epidemiologica-por-exposicion-al-plomo-en-el-peru/) - El Centro Nacional de Epidemiología, Prevención y Control de Enfermedades (CDC Perú) del Ministerio de Salud (Minsa) se une a Pure Earth y Vital Strategies en un esfuerzo conjunto para fortalecer la vigilancia epidemiológica por exposición al plomo en el Perú. Mediante la firma de un “Memorando de Entendimiento” celebrado el pasado 22 de septiembre
- [Arogya Patrika, Official Publication of the Maharashtra Public Health Department, Highlights Lead Poisoning Prevention Efforts](https://reduceleadexposure.org/arogya-patrika-official-publication-of-the-maharashtra-public-health-department-highlights-lead-poisoning-prevention-efforts/) - The November 2024 issue of Arogya Patrika, the official publication of the Maharashtra Public Health Department, featured an article on lead poisoning prevention, marking an important step in raising awareness about this pressing public health issue. Importantly, the article highlights the work being done under the Strengthening Health Systems to Reduce Lead Exposure project in Maharashtra. The article, titled
- [Indonesia Kicks Off the First Phase of Blood Lead Surveillance Pilot](https://reduceleadexposure.org/indonesia-kicks-off-the-first-phase-of-blood-lead-surveillance-piloting/) - The implementation of the first phase of blood lead surveillance (BLS) pilot in Indonesia, as part of the Strengthening Health Systems to Reduce Lead Exposure project, has reached a significant milestone. Following extensive preparations since April 2024—including numerous technical meetings with the Blood Lead Surveillance (BLS) Working Group and coordination with relevant stakeholders—the Ministry of Following extensive preparations since April 2024, the Ministry of Health of Indonesia, in collaboration with Yayasan Pure Earth Indonesia, Vital Strategies, and the Research Center for Public Health and Nutrition (PRKesmaszi) of the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), officially kicked off the first phase of BLS pilot in Indonesia.
- [New Video Highlights Government Partnerships and Project Updates During Lead Poisoning Prevention Week](https://reduceleadexposure.org/strengthening-health-systems-to-reduce-lead-exposure-project-progress-report-2024/) - Launched in 2023, Strengthening Health Systems to Reduce Lead Exposure is a partnership between Pure Earth and the Ministries of Health in Colombia, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan, Maharashtra, India, and Peru to strengthen each country’s national healthcare system to better prevent, identify, and treat lead poisoning. A new video highlights the progress made since the project began
- [New Report: Analysis of the capacity of the healthcare system of the Kyrgyz Republic to monitor lead concentrations](https://reduceleadexposure.org/new-report-analysis-of-the-capacity-of-the-healthcare-system-of-the-kyrgyz-republic-to-monitor-lead-concentrations/) - Read the full capacity assessment report. To analyze the capacity of the healthcare system of the Kyrgyz Republic to monitor the concentrations of lead and other heavy metals in blood, urine and other media and existing regulatory legal acts as well as to provide recommendations for changes. The study was conducted in coordination with international
- [Indonesia: Collaboration + Synergy = The Key](https://reduceleadexposure.org/collaboration-synergy-the-key/) - For non-profit organizations, collaboration is crucial in reaching organizational goals and creating a positive impact on the communities. Since April 2024, Yayasan Pure Earth Indonesia and Vital Strategies have been working with the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia to design and implement a new national program to identify, monitor and reduce lead exposure.
- [New Report: Childhood Lead Exposure Prevention: Assessment of Blood Lead Surveillance Capacity in Maharashtra, India](https://reduceleadexposure.org/new-report-childhood-lead-exposure-prevention-assessment-of-blood-lead-surveillance-capacity-in-maharashtra-india/) - As an essential step toward establishing such a system at the state level in Maharashtra, we conducted a capacity assessment to evaluate existing laboratory capacity and health system structure in Maharashtra.

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- [Home](https://reduceleadexposure.org/) - Strengthening Health Systems to Reduce Lead Exposure is a partnership between Pure Earth and the Ministries of Health in Colombia, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan, Maharashtra, India, and Peru to strengthen each country’s national healthcare system to better prevent, identify, and treat lead poisoning. This video highlights the progress made toward expanding blood lead level surveillance in these
- [Indonesia](https://reduceleadexposure.org/indonesia/) - 2024 The Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia, Yayasan Pure Earth Indonesia, and Vital Strategies held a multi-stakeholders meeting in April 2024. One of the meeting’s results was the formation of the Blood Lead Surveillance (BLS) Working Group. With technical support from Vital Strategies, to date, a series of meetings have been held
- [Colombia](https://reduceleadexposure.org/colombia/) - Descubre cómo Pure Earth y Vital Strategies trabajan en Colombia para reducir la exposición al plomo. Aprende sobre iniciativas, herramientas y estrategias para proteger la salud infantil y prevenir la contaminación por plomo.
- [Perú](https://reduceleadexposure.org/peru/) - Webinar Exposición al plomoSesión 1 Efectos en la salud Webinar Exposición Al PlomoSesión 2 Metodologías Webinar Exposición al PlomoSesión 3 Salud Infantil Webinar Exposición Al PlomoSesión 4 Fuentes de Exposición Webinar Exposición Al PlomoSesión 5 Políticas Públicas Una Iniciativa Global En la actualidad, 1 de cada 3 niños tiene suficiente plomo en la sangre como
- [Resources](https://reduceleadexposure.org/resources/) - Resources Information, Education, and Communication (IEC) Materials We created tailored outreach and education materials to raise awareness about lead poisoning among parents and communities. These resources are adapted and translated to suit local contexts, ensuring their relevance and effectiveness in the project’s implementation. Explore the IEC Materials Capacity Assessments We conducted assessments to better understand
- [Information, Education, and Communication Materials](https://reduceleadexposure.org/education-materials/) - Educational materials Information, Education, and Communications (IEC) Materials For the Strengthening Health Systems to Reduce Lead Exposure project, government ministries and other project partners created tailored outreach and education materials to raise awareness about lead poisoning. These resources are adapted and translated to suit local contexts, ensuring their relevance and effectiveness in the project’s implementation.
- [About](https://reduceleadexposure.org/about/) - This project will: Strengthen the state health system and local expertise to collect, analyze, and use childhood lead exposure data, Provide clinical guidance and training for health professionals on rapid data collection, integration, analysis, and dissemination of information about lead exposure, Identify lead sources, and Raise awareness and enable governments to plan, advocate for, and
- [Reports and Publications](https://reduceleadexposure.org/reports-and-publications/) - Reports and Publications Capacity Assessments We conducted assessments to better understand the current efforts in monitoring and managing lead exposure among children in Colombia, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan, Maharashtra, India, and Peru. During the assessments, the teams reviewed existing literature and government regulations, summarized current procedures to identify children with lead exposure, identified laboratories with the capacity
- [Kyrgyzstan](https://reduceleadexposure.org/kyrgyzstan/) - Коргошун коркунучун билүү маанилүү Старт масштабного исследования уровня свинца в крови детей КР Как и зачем проводится исследование уровня свинца в крови детей КР В Бишкеке прошел студенческий квиз "Свинец опасен для здоровья" Кара-Суу шаарындагы "Коргошун ден соолукка кооптуу" акциясы Кыргызстанда турак жайлардагы коргошундун булактарын изилдөө Арыкбаева Бубужан Камчыбековна, Замминистра МЗ КР Индира Жакипова, Программный
- [Maharashtra](https://reduceleadexposure.org/maharashtra/) - A partnership between Pure Earth and the Ministry of Health to strengthen the national healthcare system to better prevent, identify, and treat lead poisoning. Strengthening Maharashtra's Health System to Protect Children from Lead Poisoning Pure Earth is partnering with the Ministry of Health to improve Maharashtra's health system to better identify, monitor, treat, and reduce
- [Privacy Policy](https://reduceleadexposure.org/privacy-policy/) - Who we are Our website address is: solveleadpoisoning.org Pure Earth, along with its associated organizations, is committed to protecting privacy, of donors, website visitors, partners, or anyone else involved with us. If you have any concerns that aren’t addressed in the Privacy Policy below, please reach out to our US Office at info@pureearth.org. The following Privacy
- [What is lead poisoning?- communities and families](https://reduceleadexposure.org/what-is-lead-poisoning/) - What is lead poisoning? Learn about lead poisoning and its impacts. What is lead (Pb) and where is it found? Lead is a heavy metal with a bluish-grey color. It has a low melting point, is easily molded and shaped, and can be combined with other metals to form alloys. For these reasons, lead has
- [Reducing Exposure to Lead](https://reduceleadexposure.org/reducing-exposure-to-lead/) - Reducing Exposure to Lead Learn more about how to keep families and communities safe from lead poisoning. How can you reduce your exposure to lead? Treatment options for lead poisoning are limited; therefore it’s best to prevent exposure to lead. There are a handful of activities that parents and caregivers can do to prevent lead
- [Project Locations](https://reduceleadexposure.org/projects/) - Project Locations This project is part of a broader initiative by Pure Earth to strengthen expertise in national healthcare systems to prevent, identify, and treat lead poisoning in 5 countries. Today, 1 in 3 children have enough lead in their blood to cause permanent brain damage. An estimated 292 million of these lead-poisoned children live

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## Events

- [International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week: Expanding Blood Lead Monitoring and Surveillance in 5 Countries](https://reduceleadexposure.org/event/international-lead-poisoning-prevention-week-expanding-blood-lead-monitoring-and-surveillance-in-5-countries/) - Please join Pure Earth and Vital Strategies during International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week for a Progress Report on Expanding Blood Lead Monitoring and Surveillance in 5 Countries. Supported by Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Ltd., the Strengthening Health Systems to Reduce Lead Exposure project is launching blood lead level surveillance programs to understand the prevalence and severity of
- [Briefing on the Progress of Blood Lead Level Surveillance in 5 Countries](https://reduceleadexposure.org/event/briefing-on-the-progress-of-blood-lead-level-surveillance-in-5-countries/) - Thank you for joining Pure Earth and Vital Strategies during International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week for a Briefing on the Progress of Blood Lead Level Surveillance in 5 Countries. This webinar highlighted the progress made in strengthening national healthcare systems in Colombia, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan, Maharashtra, India, and Peru to prevent, identify, and treat lead poisoning.
- [Educación y prevención: el rol de la academia en el abordaje de la exposición al plomo](https://reduceleadexposure.org/event/educacion-y-prevencion-el-rol-de-la-academia-en-el-abordaje-de-la-exposicion-al-plomo/) - ¡Te invitamos al conversatorio virtual “Educación y prevención: el rol de la academia en el abordaje de la exposición al plomo”! En este evento contaremos con la participación de tres destacados académicos de Colombia, quienes compartirán sus conocimientos y experiencias sobre cómo la academia está contribuyendo a enfrentar la exposición al plomo en el país,
- [Global Project Launch: International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week 2023](https://reduceleadexposure.org/event/global-project-launch-international-lead-poisoning-prevention-week-2023/) - Pure Earth held the virtual global launch of Strengthening Health Systems to Reduce Lead Exposure during International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week 2023. Program leaders in the five participating countries – Colombia, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan, Maharashtra, India, and Peru – discussed this collaboration with ministries of health to strengthen each country’s national healthcare system to better prevent,

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