News from the UN

Insider

Archives

Posts Tagged ‘Nigeria’

Nigeria: UN health agency helps contain child lead poisoning outbreak

The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) is working with the Nigerian Government to contain an unprecedented outbreak of lead poisoning in the countrys north, a result of the processing of lead-rich ore in gold mining. Earlier this year, the non-governmental organization (NGO) known as Mdecins Sans Frontires (MSF) informed [Read More]