NEW PAPER! We know that lead exposure is bad, but where is it all coming from?

We show that used lead-acid battery recycling is likely much more important than previously thought - perhaps 1/3 of exposure in LMICs.

LINK: www.cgdev.org/publication/...

w/ @theomitchell1.bsky.social & James Hu

Millions of Children Need Life-Changing Lead Poisoning Medicine. Why Isn’t It Affordable? Children with extreme exposure to lead are at risk of lifelong physical and mental disability. The most practical treatment for this kind of exposure is oral chelation therapy—and we estimate there ar...

New blog out with @rachelbonnifield.bsky.social!

We estimate how many children need oral chelation medicine for severe lead poisoning - including more than a million in India alone.

www.cgdev.org/blog/million...

@eeshani.bsky.social on populism and poverty!

www.cgdev.org/blog/populis...

First Annual Research Conference on Global Lead Exposure CGD's first annual research conference on global lead exposure will bring together researchers, policymakers, and implementers working to stamp out global lead poisoning.

If you hate the news cycle but love high-impact research to help kids learn and thrive, we've got a great opportunity for you:

Register now CGD's First Annual Research Conference on Global Lead Exposure(!), hosted as part of the Partnership for a Lead-Free Future.

www.cgdev.org/event/first-...

Matt is often right but I think he's wrong to say US aid for girl's education is not valuable, here's why

www.cgdev.org/blog/why-us-...

Publish What You Lend Just how bad is the debt crisis in developing countries? We know that it’s bad—most African countries are currently spending more on repayments than on health or education. But we don’t know exactly h...

we need to do much better on loan transparency

www.cgdev.org/blog/publish...

Call for Papers: First Annual Research Conference on Global Lead Exposure On June 3–4, 2025, the Center for Global Development is pleased to announce its inaugural Annual Research Conference on Global Lead Exposure—a new forum to convene researchers, policymakers, and imple...

🚨 Attention all Pb (lead) researchers and enthusiasts*! 🚨

Mark your calendars for June 3-4 - the dates of the Center for Global Development's inaugural Annual Research Conference on Global Lead Exposure!

*Enthusiastic should be directed at *mitigating* lead, but this probably goes without saying