How UNICEF is ending childhood lead poisoning in Georgia
Five-year-old Nutsa plays with her cat Tsknapo in her family house on the outskirts of Batumi, in western Georgia, where she lives with her parents and two older siblings. “She is an active, caring little girl,” says her mother, Irina. “Nutsa is well known and loved by all our neighbors, and their pets,” she laughingly adds. Nutsa’s family did not…, Background, Around one in three children – up to 815 million globally – have lead poisoning, indicated by BLLs at or above 5 micrograms per decilitre (µg/dL). Lead is a potent neurotoxin that is widely used in many industries and commercial products. The neurological effects of lead exposure – even at very low levels – are especially hazardous to children.