Strengthening Health Systems to Reduce Lead Exposure
A Project to Reduce Lead Exposure in 5 Countries
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 … Continue reading Arogya Patrika, Official Publication of the Maharashtra Public Health Department, Highlights Lead Poisoning Prevention Efforts
The implementation of the first phase of blood lead surveillance (BLS) piloting in Indonesia, as part of the Strengthening Health Systems to Reduce Lead Exposure project, has reached a significant … Continue reading Indonesia Kicks Off the First Phase of Blood Lead Surveillance Piloting
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, … Continue reading New Report: Analysis of the capacity of the healthcare system of the Kyrgyz Republic to monitor lead concentrations
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.
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.