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CGD Lead Poisoning Bi-weekly Update, November 14

CGD Lead Poisoning Bi-weekly Update, November 14

Theo Mitchell & Rachel Bonnifield
November 14, 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
Director of Global Health Policy and Senior Fellow
Center for Global Development

New Publications and Resources

The EU Should Ban Exports of Lead Chromate. Todd and Crawfurd. Center for Global Development. Having banned lead chromate for use within the EU, the EU should ban exports as well.
UK reconsiders screening for lead poisoning in children. Laura Hughes. Financial Times. In response to the Financial Times podcast series on lead poisoning in the UK, the UK National Screening Committee is working on plans for a new review of screening children for lead poisoning.
SON, NGO train 35 lab experts to battle lead poisoning. Ozolua Uhakheme. The Nation. Resolve to Save Lives worked with Nigeria’s national standards agency to train 35 laboratory experts in lead testing.
The sinister alchemy that puts lead into Zambian children’s veins. The Continent. The dialogue on the lawsuit brought against Anglo American South Africa continues as a court appeal was heard this week.
Protecting Americans’ Health Starts with Fixing Our Country’s Lead Problem. Fitzgerald and Greene. Earth Justice. Primary causes of lead exposure in the US are summarised.
Heavy metal contamination in urban agriculture: evidence from Nairobi. Murphy et al. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. Finds high levels of lead and other heavy metals in producer samples of kale and other leafy greens in Nairobi from both urban agriculture and retail market sources. Provides estimates of dietary exposure for the population and discusses potential contamination.
A Study to Assess the Awareness Regarding Lead Poisoning among Students of Selected Secondary Schools at Unguja, Zanzibar. Okafor et al. International Journal of Biochemistry Research & Review. Finds that 14% of secondary students are aware of the element lead and that 6% are aware of the term lead poisoning.

Job Opportunities

The Lead Exposure Elimination Project (LEEP) is currently hiring for several Program Associate roles across multiple regions globally. The application deadline is November 16 2025. See how to apply and the full list of jobs available on their jobs board.