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Although the World Health Organisation (WHO) and other governmental and non-governmental organisations have been marking every third week of October as International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (ILPPW) since 2013, lead poisoning, particularly among children, remains a major health problem and is in fact increasing.
Although lead exposure is dangerous to all age groups, it is considerably more harmful to children and the health effects are typically irreversible with a lifelong impact.
The Future Policy Award, 2023 has taken a closer look at policies for a pollution-free world, regulating the use of hazardous chemicals in products, with a focus on children and their environment and awarded with WORLD FUTURE POLICY AWARD, 2023 to Nepal’s Mercury Free Health Care Services and Mercury Free Dentistry Policy.
KATHMANDU, June 8: In commemoration of World Environment Day 2023, the Center for Public Health and Environment Development (CEPHED), in collaboration with IUCN, WCEL Nepal Chapter, successfully conducted a "Multi-stakeholder Dialogue on Occupational & Chemical Safety and Health Issues in Nepal."