Consumer groups and public health experts urge citizens to eliminate mercury-based medical devices to protect people and the planet
Consumer groups and public health experts urge citizens to eliminate mercury-based medical devices to protect people and the planet
(Lucknow ): In a powerful call to action, public health experts, government officials, civil society organisations and environmental advocates have stressed the urgent need to completely stop the use of mercury-containing devices—such as thermometers and sphygmomanometers—in India. The appeal was made at a workshop convened by Consumer VOICE and Consumer Guild Lucknow collaboration with Department of Public Administration, Lucknow University to discuss the health harms of mercury exposure at home, especially among children and women, and India's commitment to the Minamata Convention on Mercury.
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