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.
The World Economic Forum, which is being held in Davos this year for the 54th time, lasted from January 15 to 19.
According to the WEF’s Global Risks Report, published last week, the world’s top risk is climate change. Half of the list of the most pressing risks of the next 10 years are environmental challenges, among them critical changes to Earth systems, extreme weather, ecosystem collapse and more. That is why the founder of the WEF this year called on the delegations to cooperate in the fight against the climate crisis.
A Georgian delegation led by the Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili attended the Davos World Economic Forum, within the framework of which he also held bilateral meetings.
By Team GT
