African Pesticide Poisoning
More than 11 million acute pesticide poisonings occur annually in Africa, making them a major public health problem. In Sudan, for example, 384,000 agricultural workers, or 80% of the labor force, were poisoned by pesticides.

Find out whether your country has signed up to the relevant Conventions on Pesticides, (eg Kenya signed up to POP Convention in 2001) - click for PAN Africa. (This site opens in a new browser that you will have to close to return to the programme)

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