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The National Referral Centre for Lead Poisoning in India (NRCLPI) is a non-profit joint undertaking of St. John's National Academy of Health Sciences, and The George Foundation. NRCLPI will carry out the following activities:
1) Provide updated information on all aspects of lead poisoning and awareness
programmes through its website.
2) Offer a referral and confirmatory lead testing service for blood samples received at the Centre from anywhere in India.
3) Disseminate relevant information on lead poisoning to government authorities, NGOs,clinicians treating lead poisoned cases and other institutions concerned, and create awareness among the general public through education, documentation and media communication.
4) In carrying out the above functions, NRCLPI will concentrate on t ...he following:
i) Screen for lead poisoning by evaluating blood lead levels using established
international standards and protocols.
ii)Provide consultancy services to employees of lead based industries in
evaluating, monitoring and eliminating workplace lead poisoning.
iii) Maintain a national database of lead poison levels in different segments
of the population, and disseminate information pertaining to the current
status of the problem to all concerned governmental agencies and other
institutions.
iv) Provide adequate information to clinicians treating cases of lead poisoning.
v) Organize training programs for healthcare organizations on prevention and
early detection of lead poisoning cases.
vi) Make policy recommendations on reduction and prevention of lead poisoning to
the government for national implementation.
vii) Create awareness among the public through the media, publications and
outreach programs to employees in the lead handling industries.
viii)Assist researchers and academicians involved in research activities in the
field of toxicology with special reference to lead.
It is our belief that with better communication and networking among the various concerned organizations, the hazard of lead poisoning can be better handled, and significant reductions in blood lead levels can be achieved among the general population in the coming decade with more awareness programmes. Read more
1) Provide updated information on all aspects of lead poisoning and awareness
programmes through its website.
2) Offer a referral and confirmatory lead testing service for blood samples received at the Centre from anywhere in India.
3) Disseminate relevant information on lead poisoning to government authorities, NGOs,clinicians treating lead poisoned cases and other institutions concerned, and create awareness among the general public through education, documentation and media communication.
4) In carrying out the above functions, NRCLPI will concentrate on t ...he following:
i) Screen for lead poisoning by evaluating blood lead levels using established
international standards and protocols.
ii)Provide consultancy services to employees of lead based industries in
evaluating, monitoring and eliminating workplace lead poisoning.
iii) Maintain a national database of lead poison levels in different segments
of the population, and disseminate information pertaining to the current
status of the problem to all concerned governmental agencies and other
institutions.
iv) Provide adequate information to clinicians treating cases of lead poisoning.
v) Organize training programs for healthcare organizations on prevention and
early detection of lead poisoning cases.
vi) Make policy recommendations on reduction and prevention of lead poisoning to
the government for national implementation.
vii) Create awareness among the public through the media, publications and
outreach programs to employees in the lead handling industries.
viii)Assist researchers and academicians involved in research activities in the
field of toxicology with special reference to lead.
It is our belief that with better communication and networking among the various concerned organizations, the hazard of lead poisoning can be better handled, and significant reductions in blood lead levels can be achieved among the general population in the coming decade with more awareness programmes. Read more
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