by Julia Berg | Nov 12, 2024 | Niger, Paint study, Regulation, Research, Updates, Workshop
Summary The State of Niger, through the Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Public Health, in partnership with LEEP, conducted a study in 2022 to determine the lead content in paints available on the Nigerien market. The results showed that 15 out of 49 (31%)...
by Julia Berg | Sep 27, 2024 | Côte d'Ivoire, Paint study, Regulation, Updates, Workshop
Summary In September 2023, a paint study was jointly conducted in Côte d’Ivoire by LEEP and the African Center for Environmental Health (CASE), at the request of the Ministry of Health through the Directorate of Public Hygiene and Environmental Health (DHPSE)....
by Julia Berg | Jul 12, 2024 | Paint study, Research, Updates, Workshop, Zimbabwe
Summary In June 2023, the Environmental Management Agency of Zimbabwe (EMA) and LEEP jointly conducted a paint study to determine the lead content of paints available to purchase in Zimbabwe. Results showed that 35% of the samples, representing 34 brands, contained...
by Charlie Loudon | Jul 1, 2024 | Ghana, Paint study, Research, Updates
Summary The Ghana Environmental Protection Agency, Ghana Standards Authority, Environmental Youth Action Network and LEEP conducted a study to determine the lead content of paints in Ghana. The results showed that six out of 59 (10%) samples of paints for home use...
by Nafisatou Cissé | Dec 18, 2023 | Paint study, Research, Senegal, Updates, Workshop
The Senegalese Ministry of Health, through the Poison Control Centre (PCC), and LEEP recently conducted a study to determine the lead content of paints on the market in Senegal. Results showed that 10 out of 35 (29%) samples of paint for home use, obtained in Dakar,...
by Charlie Loudon | Dec 14, 2023 | Malawi, Monitoring and Evaluation, Paint study, Research, Updates
Summary LEEP and the Malawi Bureau of Standards conducted a new study to assess recent changes in lead paint levels in Malawi. Taking into account estimated market share data, the results suggest that the market share of brands selling lead paint for home use has...
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