• In the Zambian city of Kabwe, children suffer severe health effects due to lead poisoning because of extreme pollution from the toxic lead waste of a former mine.
• Zambia’s government is facilitating new hazardous lead and zinc mining and processing of the toxic waste, posing major additional health risks to children.
• The Zambian government should suspend operations, revoke licenses of companies involved in the hazardous activities, and embark on a full clean-up of Kabwe’s lead waste.