During this week’s U.N. General Assembly, Open Philanthropy joined the U.S. government and other organizations in launching a new partnership to tackle an often neglected health issue that affects millions globally, particularly children.
Lead poisoning kills over 1.5 million people globally every year — more than the combined deaths from HIV and malaria. Yet it doesn’t attract significant attention and funding. Despite the scale of the problem, it only attracts just $15 million in international funding each year.
But this is changing.