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The Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the Environmental Protection Agency,(EPA), Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology and development partners, with financial support from Pure Earth is commemorating Lead Awareness Week 2025 under the theme “No Safe Level: Act Now to End Lead Exposure.” The campaign seeks to raise national…
As a follow-up to the activities of the International Week for the Prevention of Lead Poisoning 2025, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), together with Vital Strategies and Pure Earth, intend to develop this regional webinar to make visible the advances, challenges and good practices developed by the countries of the…
Lead (Pb) poisoning remains one of the most widespread yet under-recognized environmental health crises globally, disproportionately affecting children and marginalized communities in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) (Chen et al, 2025). Despite being entirely preventable, Pb exposure continues through contaminated consumer products, informal recycling of lead-acid batteries, polluted soils, industrial…
Pure Earth President Drew McCartor will join Raj Kumar, President and Editor-in-Chief of Devex, Dr. Anu Kumar from Ipas, Serah Malaba from Tiko, Lisha McCormick from Last Mile Health, and Tanvi Monga and Anna Verghese from The Audacious Project for a conversation on how philanthropy can accelerate bold ideas into…
Pure Earth President Drew McCartor will be speaking at TED2026 in Vancouver, where he will take the mainstage to talk about Pure Earth's initiative to protect 500 million children from lead poisoning. About the TED Talk: As president of Pure Earth, Drew McCartor is fighting a hidden epidemic that kills more people than HIV and malaria combined:…
The Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia (FKUI), supported by Pure Earth Indonesia, organized a community service event "Women's Initiative to Recognize the Danger of Lead" on 13–14 April 2026 in Bogor, Indonesia. The event aimed to enhance the knowledge, awareness, and capacity of female workers in…
At The Impact Lounge at the Marmalade Festival, Pure Earth will join leaders from the World Bank, UNDP, The Audacious Project, and the Storytelling Solutions Project to explore how film and visual storytelling can drive real social impact. The event will showcase several powerful short films, including Pure Earth's award-winning…
Fresh off the TED live stage as a 2025 Audacious Project finalist, Pure Earth President Drew McCartor will share a bold, global strategy to protect half a billion children from an invisible environmental health crisis, one that steals over 2 million IQ points from the next generation every day, lead…
As part of International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (ILPPW) 2026, Pure Earth Indonesia and the Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia, will host the kickoff of the Technical Support to the Government and Formal Industries on ULAB Recycling Sector program. The event will bring together health professional organizations, government representatives, and…
As part of International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week 2026, Pure Earth will bring together voices from Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru to explore how Latin America is moving from detecting lead-exposure risks to implementing practical prevention solutions. Aligned with this year’s theme, From Detection to Prevention, this public regional conversation…
Three different regulations to eliminate lead in cookware. One question: what does it take to translate regulations into impactful tools that reduce lead poisoning? In 2026, India (Tamil Nadu) and Ghana each secured meaningful regulatory wins restricting lead in cookware, while Mexico is advancing lead prevention on two fronts: existing…
National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week is an annual observance to raise awareness and reduce childhood lead exposure. The Region 2 Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit (PEHSU), the New York State Children's Environmental Health Centers Network (NYSCHECK) Coordinating Center, the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital Center on Health…