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Pollution and Health: A Global Public Health Crisis

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The Need for a Science Policy Panel on Chemicals, Waste, and Pollution

Pollution and One Health

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Fact Sheet: The Global Burden of Disease from Lead Pollution

Pollution and Health Metrics: Global, Regional and Country Analysis

Reducing The Threat Of Toxic Pollution To Women And Girls In Low And Middle-Income Countries

Facts & Figures

900,000

Global deaths due to lead. Chemical pollutants remain a major yet underestimated health risk factor.

800Mil

Number of children – 1 in 3 – estimated to have BLLs exceeding 5 µg/dl (US Centers for Disease Control trigger level for intervention, recently reduced to 3.5 µg/dl).

$1 trillion

Annual estimate for global economic losses due to lead-related IQ loss.

Latest events

Wed, April 30, 2025 18:15

From hidden threats to visible actions: Addressing POPs and Nano/Microplastic Waste

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Tue, October 29, 2024 16:30

[Spanish] Lead Contamination: Health Interventions and Solutions in South America

Mon, September 23, 2024 14:00

Partnership for a Lead-Free Future by UNICEF and USAID

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Fri, September 13, 2024 13:00

Toxics, Zero Waste, Women and Human Rights | HRC57 Side Event

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Thu, July 25, 2024 12:00

MEDIA SUPPORT | Latest Research: Consumer Products, Lead Exposure, and Prioritising Solutions in the U.S. and Abroad

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Mon, July 1, 2024 09:00

GAHP Featured on UBC Television's Good Morning Uganda TV show

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Tue, June 25, 2024 18:15

Basel Convention / OEWG-14 Side Event: Nanomaterials & Nanometals in Used Batteries

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Wed, January 18, 2023 14:00

GAHP’s Webinar OEWG 1.2

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Thu, May 19, 2022 09:30

Pollution & Health: A Progress Update of the 2017 Lancet Commission on Pollution and Health

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Tue, May 10, 2022 10:00

The Global Lead Forum: Assessing and Addressing Lead Exposure in Low-and Middle-Income Countries

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Thu, October 21, 2021 08:00

Sources and Strategies to Reduce Lead Exposure in Africa

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Thu, October 14, 2021 09:00

Lead exposure in Latin America

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Wed, October 28, 2020 10:00

Towards a Global Response to Prevent Lead Poisoning (in English and Spanish): Panel Discussion +Q&A

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Latest posts

Jun 11, 2025

[JOB OPPORTUNITY] Program & Administrative Associate

May 19, 2025

[JOB OPPORTUNITY] Program Manager

May 18, 2025

[JOB OPPORTUNITY] Consultant – Country Program Coordinator - Vietnam

Feb 24, 2025

MERCOSUR: Progress in ULABs Sustainable Management to Reduce Chemical Pollution

Jan 6, 2025

Brazil Leads the Way in ULABS Management: Advancing Circular Economy Solutions to Combat Lead Pollution

Oct 23, 2024

70 Year-old Vietnamese Farmers Embrace Modern Farming Techniques

Oct 22, 2024

Chu Huong Thuy’s Success with Sustainable Weed Management in Tea Cultivation

Oct 22, 2024

Chu Huong Thuy’s Success with Sustainable Weed Management in Tea Cultivation

Oct 21, 2024

Ethnic Minority Farmers in Vietnam Reap Economic and Environmental Benefits with IPM Adoption

Oct 20, 2024

Empowering Binh Minh Cooperative Through The IPM Project

Sep 26, 2024

GAHP & VACNE Launches Environmental Contest in Vietnam

Sep 11, 2024

Organic fertilizer made from rice straw helps improve soil for rice cultivation in Ninh Binh Province’s Yen Khanh District

Sep 4, 2024

Impacts of fine dust caused by straw open burning on health under research

Jun 30, 2024

GAHP Advocates for a Dedicated Panel on Chemicals, Waste, and Pollution

Jun 30, 2024

OEWG-14 of Basel Convention Side Event on Nanotech in Used Batteries

Jun 13, 2024

The 2024 "The Time To Act Is Now" Photo Contest Is Open!

Jun 4, 2024

Uganda Second Working Group Meeting On Lead Exposure

May 16, 2024

GAHP's Participation At DEFRA EPP End Of Year Two Annual Conference

Apr 4, 2024

GAHP's First Working Group Meeting: Promoting Policy Change To Address Lead Exposure In Uganda

Mar 12, 2024

GAHP Engages In Strategic Efforts To Update Waste/Used Lead Acid Batteries Technical Guidelines Under The Basel Convention At A Small Intersessional Working Group Meeting Of Experts In Geneva

Jul 6, 2022

Commemorating 10 years of GAHP

Jun 20, 2022

Pure Earth launches new India Lead Report

Mar 1, 2022

Science Policy Panel on Chemicals, Waste, and Pollution

Feb 27, 2022

Gahp position on a Draft Resolution for a Science-policy panel to Support action on Chemicals, Waste and Pollution

Oct 11, 2021

How To Stem The Global Pollution Crisis – One Country, One Transformation At A Time

Larry C. Price/Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting

Jul 27, 2021

GAHP Chairman Richard Fuller Underscores the Global Lead Poisoning Crisis at the Berlin Forum on Chemicals and Sustainability

May 24, 2021

Pollution and Health: A Global Public Health Crisis

The Need for a Science Policy Panel on Chemicals, Waste, and Pollution

Pollution and One Health

Fact Sheet: The Global Burden of Disease from Lead Pollution

Pollution and Health Metrics: Global, Regional and Country Analysis

Reducing The Threat Of Toxic Pollution To Women And Girls In Low And Middle-Income Countries

900,000

Global deaths due to lead. Chemical pollutants remain a major yet underestimated health risk factor.

800Mil

Number of children – 1 in 3 – estimated to have BLLs exceeding 5 µg/dl (US Centers for Disease Control trigger level for intervention, recently reduced to 3.5 µg/dl).

$1 trillion

Annual estimate for global economic losses due to lead-related IQ loss.

From hidden threats to visible actions: Addressing POPs and Nano/Microplastic Waste

[Spanish] Lead Contamination: Health Interventions and Solutions in South America

Partnership for a Lead-Free Future by UNICEF and USAID

Toxics, Zero Waste, Women and Human Rights | HRC57 Side Event

MEDIA SUPPORT | Latest Research: Consumer Products, Lead Exposure, and Prioritising Solutions in the U.S. and Abroad

GAHP Featured on UBC Television's Good Morning Uganda TV show

Basel Convention / OEWG-14 Side Event: Nanomaterials & Nanometals in Used Batteries

GAHP’s Webinar OEWG 1.2

Pollution & Health: A Progress Update of the 2017 Lancet Commission on Pollution and Health

The Global Lead Forum: Assessing and Addressing Lead Exposure in Low-and Middle-Income Countries

Sources and Strategies to Reduce Lead Exposure in Africa

Lead exposure in Latin America

Towards a Global Response to Prevent Lead Poisoning (in English and Spanish): Panel Discussion +Q&A

[JOB OPPORTUNITY] Program & Administrative Associate

[JOB OPPORTUNITY] Program Manager

[JOB OPPORTUNITY] Consultant – Country Program Coordinator - Vietnam

MERCOSUR: Progress in ULABs Sustainable Management to Reduce Chemical Pollution

Brazil Leads the Way in ULABS Management: Advancing Circular Economy Solutions to Combat Lead Pollution

70 Year-old Vietnamese Farmers Embrace Modern Farming Techniques

Chu Huong Thuy’s Success with Sustainable Weed Management in Tea Cultivation

Chu Huong Thuy’s Success with Sustainable Weed Management in Tea Cultivation

Ethnic Minority Farmers in Vietnam Reap Economic and Environmental Benefits with IPM Adoption

Empowering Binh Minh Cooperative Through The IPM Project

GAHP & VACNE Launches Environmental Contest in Vietnam

Organic fertilizer made from rice straw helps improve soil for rice cultivation in Ninh Binh Province’s Yen Khanh District

Impacts of fine dust caused by straw open burning on health under research

GAHP Advocates for a Dedicated Panel on Chemicals, Waste, and Pollution

OEWG-14 of Basel Convention Side Event on Nanotech in Used Batteries

The 2024 "The Time To Act Is Now" Photo Contest Is Open!

Uganda Second Working Group Meeting On Lead Exposure

GAHP's Participation At DEFRA EPP End Of Year Two Annual Conference

GAHP's First Working Group Meeting: Promoting Policy Change To Address Lead Exposure In Uganda

GAHP Engages In Strategic Efforts To Update Waste/Used Lead Acid Batteries Technical Guidelines Under The Basel Convention At A Small Intersessional Working Group Meeting Of Experts In Geneva

Commemorating 10 years of GAHP

Pure Earth launches new India Lead Report

Science Policy Panel on Chemicals, Waste, and Pollution

Gahp position on a Draft Resolution for a Science-policy panel to Support action on Chemicals, Waste and Pollution

How To Stem The Global Pollution Crisis – One Country, One Transformation At A Time

GAHP Chairman Richard Fuller Underscores the Global Lead Poisoning Crisis at the Berlin Forum on Chemicals and Sustainability

Listen Now: Vox’s The Weeds – There’s Lead In Your Turmeric

Pollution and Health: A Global Public Health Crisis