Pahle India Foundation (PIF) has said it is honoured and humbled to have participated in the Global Consortium: Partnership for a Lead-Free Future, a game-changing initiative launched at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York today.
This
newly formed Global Consortium, initiated by USAID and UNICEF with support from
a cross-section of philanthropies, aims to address the pressing issue of lead
poisoning, a silent killer that threatens the health of millions of children
worldwide. PIF's involvement in the initiative underscores its commitment to
protecting the health of children, particularly in India, where 275 million
children are exposed to unacceptably high levels of lead (Pb).
Dr Indu Bhushan, Founder-CEO of Ayushman Bharat and former Head of India's National Health Authority, represented PIF – where he is Distinguished Fellow and leads the public health vertical – at the UNGA. He said: “We are deeply honoured to be part of the global initiative to combat lead poisoning. This recognition is a testament to our efforts to protect the health of millions, especially children and pregnant mothers, in India. We are committed to working with the global community to create a lead-free future for generations to come."
Dr
Bhushan has, in his capacity as Chair of the India Working Group (IWG) on Lead
Poisoning of which PIF acts as the Secretariat, led the national effort to
mitigate lead poisoning in the country, leveraging his expertise in public
health research, intervention, convening, and advocacy.
Pahle
India Foundation, a home-grown not-for-profit policy research institute, has
been at the forefront of addressing the scourge of lead poisoning in India.
Founded and headed by Dr Rajiv Kumar, former Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog, PIF,
under his visionary guidance, has committed itself to mitigating and eventually
eliminating this critical public health challenge which impacts the most
vulnerable disproportionately.
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