Toolkit to End Childhood Lead Poisoning

To support country-led efforts in low- and middle-income countries, a toolkit is being developed to address lead sources and exposure. This toolkit will focus on building national capacity for action. The toolkit will comprise of documents drawn from existing resources and expertise. The documents will include case studies, links to global guidance and other resources relevant to the action area. Some tools may also be accompanied by an expert video. There will be 12 tools in the Toolkit. Together the tools form a complete primer on identifying, assessing and mitigating paediatric exposure. The Toolkit does not constitute adequate guidance for developing and implementing such programmes. Rather, key considerations are outlined, and a preliminary list of possible actions is presented. Further guidance should be sought from experienced organizations or experts before designing or executing the work described.

The toolkit will be revised on a rolling basis as new information becomes available. Suggestions and comments are welcome and may be sent to [email protected]. Target audiences for this toolkit include staff of ministries of health and environment, international organizations, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) with moderate to no experience of childhood lead poisoning and its sources.

The below table provides an overview of the tools, grouped by the five action areas for national governments to take to end childhood lead poisoning. Each tool will be linked and supported by a dedicated resource webpage as they are developed.