Zambia must treat children suffering from lead mining: UN experts
“More than 25 years after the Kabwe mine and smelter closed, it is scandalous that some 300,000 people still have to live on toxic soil,” the experts said.
OHCHR | Geneva | Updated: 30-07-2021 10:17 IST | Created: 30-07-2021 10:17 IST
The experts said authorities have not tackled health dangers from small-scale mining which picked up after the main mine closed in 1994. Image Credit: pixabay
SHARE Zambia must immediately provide medical treatment to thousands of children suffering from lead poisoning and must take swift steps to clean up areas contaminated by residue from what was once the country s largest lead mine, UN experts said today.
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