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CGD Lead Poisoning Bi-weekly Update, December 13

CGD Lead Poisoning Bi-weekly Update, December 13

Theo Mitchell & Rachel Bonnifield
December 12, 2025

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

Cautious Signs of Progress on Lead Exposure in Bangladesh. Lee Crawfurd and Caroline Mallory. Center for Global Development. Using preliminary findings from the UNICEF Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey, we look at the national trends in blood lead since the government crackdown on turmeric adulteration.
A World Without Lead: Paving the Path to a Healthy, Productive Future. World Bank. The major new report calls for eliminating lead across the whole economy and argues that interventions to prevent lead pollution are among the most economically efficient development investments globally.

Upcoming Events

The Center for Global Development has released a call for submissions for the Second Annual Research Conference on Global Lead Exposure. It will be hosted in London, on June 3-4 2026. As well as oral and poster presentations of academic papers this year we will accept interactive workshops, briefings, and demonstrations.

Other Announcements

The Partnership for a Lead-Free Future secretariat is calling for volunteers to co-author and/or review the second round of toolkits for building national capacity for action. See the list of titles and sign up here. If you have questions please email [email protected].