Lead poisoning: over 150 affected children still undergoing treatment in Zamfara – NGO - Vanguard News Nigeria

Dr. Simba Tirima, Deputy Head of Mission, MSF in Nigeria, disclosed this to Newsmen on Sunday in Abuja.

Eight years since the outbreak of the lead poisoning, MSF said that no fewer than 150 children are still being treated.According to Tirima, MSF is funding the treatment of the affected children while the Federal and state governments are collaborating with MSF to ensure more children are not exposed to lead poison in all the affected villages.

“We have no fewer than 150 children in our treatment programme but due to insecurity in Zamfara, we have not been able to visit some of the villages where our patients are,” he said.

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