WHO launches week of action to ban lead paint

Geneva, Switzerland (PANA)  -  The World Health Organization (WHO) says although exposure to lead remains a key global health concern, particularly as it impacts childhood development, only 73 countries have legally binding controls for this paint Lead exposure killed more than one million people in 2017, according to data cited by the WHO, which is why the UN agency and partners are this week urging countries to take action to ban lead paint, a UN statement said