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CGD Lead Poisoning Bi-weekly Update, August 21
Theo Mitchell & Rachel Bonnifield
August 22, 2025
Dear Colleagues,
Sharing here CGD’s bi-weekly update on lead poisoning publications, events, job opportunities, and funding announcements.
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Rachel Bonnifield
Senior Fellow
Center for Global Development
New Publications and Resources
Prevalence of lead poisoning among artisanal gold miners in French Guiana in 2022: a multicenter cross-sectional observational survey. Doune et al. BMC Public Health. Finds 45% of 500 workers have BLL above 10µg/dL. The factors associated with high BLL suggest environmental contamination.
Lead exposure in Bihar, Eastern India: a risk assessment study. Chayal et al. Environmental Geochemistry and Health. Finds 94% of 242 mothers have BLL above 5µg/dL.
Exposure to lead: a major public health concern: preventing disease through healthy environments. World Health Organization. Updates global burden-of-disease data, attributing 1.5 million deaths and 33 million DALYs to lead exposure in 2021, and provides policy and clinical guidance to eliminate exposure sources.
Job Opportunities
LEEP are seeking a Country Head for their operations in Pakistan, and hiring consultants to engage with government and industry. They are also hiring Research Managers in various locations.
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