(Gothenburg, Sweden) Many decorative paints sold in over 40 low- and middle income countries contained dangerous levels of lead, sometimes in direct violation of national regulation, according to a new report released by IPEN today. The report, Global Lead Paint Report, brings together data from paint studies conducted since 2009 in 46 low- and middle-income countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe.
(Yaoundé, Cameroun) Aujourd'hui, plus de 40 organisations de la Société Civile (OSC), y compris le Centre de Recherche et d’Education pour le Développement (CREPD) du Cameroun, célèbrent la 3ème Edition de la "Journée Africaine pour une Dentisterie Sans Mercure".
La célébration de cette année est très particulière et nous demandons aux gouvernements des pays africains d'interdire l'utilisation de l'amalgame dentaire dans les dents de lait.
Earlier this year, the ministerial segment, "Healthy Environment and Healthy People", was held as part of the second United Nations Environment Assembly in Nairobi.
Why Environment ministers talk about Environment and Health? Because globally 12.6 million people die prematurely due to environmental causes, like chemicals contamination, water-borne diseases, and air pollution.
