The Prime Minister of Georgia, Irakli Garibashvili, took part in the discussion “Towards a Lead-Free Future” within the framework of the World Economic Forum in Davos. He was invited to the event by USAID Administrator Samantha Power.
During his speech, Garibashvili named lead poisoning as the most pressing challenge facing public health systems. According to him, this challenge is a global problem. The Head of the Government of Georgia also noted the results obtained as a result of the measures taken.
“In order to identify the sources and contact points of lead poisoning, within the same program, we started assessing the atmospheric conditions. As a result of these initiatives, there was a rapid improvement in indicators, which confirmed the effectiveness of the response program. In the fourth year of the program, we saw an amazing – 75 percent – reduction in lead found during blood testing. These analyzes were conducted on children living in the regions, because the highest rate was recorded there,” Garibashvili noted.
By Mariam Mtivlishvili
