Nigeria: Education Crucial to Prevent More Lead Poisoning

Helping locals with the lead poisoning outbreak in Nigeria will involve a massive cleanup and education program.
Nigeria: Education Crucial to Prevent More Lead Poisoning
A Nigerian girl stands outside a dismantled makeshift structure where gold was processed by miners, leading to lead poisoning in Yargalm village, Bukkuyum Province, in Nigeria's northwest Zamfara State. Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP/Getty Images
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Helping locals with the lead poisoning outbreak in Nigeria will involve a massive cleanup and education program, says an Australian nurse working for an international aid organization.

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A Nigerian girl stands outside a dismantled makeshift structure where gold was processed by miners, leading to lead poisoning in Yargalm village, Bukkuyum Province, in Nigeria's northwest Zamfara State. (Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP/Getty Images)
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