ESDO team and Young Dentists moved different areas of Dhaka including some crowded place in Mirpur, Mahammadpur, Shyamoli and let mass people know about the harmful implication of dental amalgam.Dhaka on 23 November, 2017. They showed a new method of campaign called “Mobile Campaign” on mercury free dentistry in Bangladesh today. To phase out Mercury amalgam use in dentistry and save children and child bearing mother  from the harmful effect Mercury was the main motive of the Mobile Campaign.  World alliance for Mercury free dentistry and Asian Center for Environmental Health supported the Mobile Campaign. (more…)

On the eve of International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week-2017 (22 to 28 October) a huge crowd of youths demanded ban of lead paint production in Bangladesh. Environment and Social Development Organization-ESDO in association with IPEN organized the human chain and a rally under the theme ‘Learn the Risks, Educate Community and Ban Lead Paint’ in front of the National Press Club on 28th October to ban lead paint in Bangladesh by 2018 and to phase out lead containing paints globally by 2020.
The human chain was formed by around 80 girls guide members along with 20 youth members of ESDO Green Club. These teenagers were from various Bangla and English medium schools, colleges and universities who joined the campaign to demand for a ban on lead paint. They also conducted a rally. Many other people of different ages participated in the rally. They said that they don’t want to live in a leaded environment any more.
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ESDO with support of IPEN, in line with the observation of International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week 2017 organized a High Level Policy Dialogue on ‘Learn the Risks and Ban Lead Paint’ on 26^th October, 2017 at ESDO Head Office. Syed Marghub Murshed, Chairperson of  ESDO and former Secretary, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh presided over the meeting. Government officials from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Department of Environment (DoE), Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI), Representatives from Bangladesh Paint Manufactures Association, Academicians and ESDO officials were present at the meeting. (more…)