A recent international study presents a compelling case for a swift global phase-out of lead, classified as a potent neurotoxin, endangering public health, ecosystems and economy worldwide.

Led by Stanford University, the study is co-authored by experts from renowned institutions, including Aga Khan University (AKU), Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, University of Southern California, and the Centre Scientifique de Monaco.

“Why do we allow trillions of dollars of damage to human health, entire ecosystems, and the global economy to accrue for the sake of $100 billion in benefits?” asks Dr Zafar Fatmi, Section Head of Environmental, Occupational Health, and Climate Change at AKU Community Health Sciences in the research paper published in the Lancet Planetary Health.