Need to create awareness about lead poisoning, says health secretary

Center for Global Development’s senior fellow Rachel Silverman Bonnifield said around the world, the silent scourge of lead poisoning is stealing children’s potential while driving the growing burden of cardiovascular disease. Lead is a pernicious poison that causes extensive harm, even at low levels. Lead exposure in early childhood interferes with normal cognitive development, causing lifelong learning deficits and behavioral problems.

Center for Global Development’s senior fellow Rachel Silverman Bonnifield said around the world, the silent scourge of lead poisoning is stealing children’s potential while driving the growing burden of cardiovascular disease. Lead is a pernicious poison that causes extensive harm, even at low levels. Lead exposure in early childhood interferes with normal cognitive development, causing lifelong learning deficits and behavioral problems.