Nigeria: FG Tasked On Zamfara Lead Poisoning Epidemic

17 May 2012

The Nigerian government has been called upon to commit significant resources to respond to the lead poisoning epidemic in Zamfara State, which has killed or maimed thousands of children since 2010.

The call was made by international medical humanitarian organisation, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and other delegates at the International Lead Poisoning Conference held in Abuja.

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