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CGD Lead Poisoning Bi-weekly Update, April 17
Theo Mitchell & Rachel Bonnifield
April 17, 2026
Dear Colleagues,
Sharing here CGD’s bi-weekly update on lead poisoning publications, events, job opportunities, and funding announcements.
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With best wishes,
Rachel Bonnifield
Senior Fellow
Center for Global Development
New Publications and Resources
The factory that poisoned this Congolese town is gone. But the toxic lead remains. Will Fitzgibbon. The Examination. Despite a lead-poisoning battery plant being shut down, no cleanup, medical care, or follow-up testing has occurred.
Upcoming Events
Join Pure Earth and partners at Skoll Week 2026 for a session on scaling global lead exposure solutions, featuring case studies and live testing of household items. Register here. Wed, 22 Apr 2026, 15:00–16:30 BST, Frewin Court, Oxford.
CGD’s webpage for the Second Annual Research Conference on Global Lead Exposure now has an FAQ for basics, travel and agenda. The conference is being hosted on Wednesday, 3 June and Thursday, 4 June in London and will be livestreamed.
The World Health Organization, Bloomberg Philanthropies and Resolve to Save Lives will host a webinar previewing a new Technical Package on lead poisoning prevention, with practical country-level actions ahead of a 2027 global action plan. Register here. Sun, 18 May 2026, 09:00–10:00 BST, Online.