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The new Chancellor could boost UK GDP by 4.4% with this one simple trick... In our latest briefing, Lucia Coulter, Lee Crawfurd & Tammy Tan highlight the economic and social cost of childhood lead poisoning, a hidden epidemic which costs the UK 4.4% of annual GDP. The UK’s passive surveillance system fails to detect 99.9% of lead poisoning cases, leaving children to continue to be poisoned and failing to prevent future cases. The new government has a huge opportunity to protect children's health, boost growth and reduce strain on the NHS. The new health secretary Wes Streeting should increase blood lead surveillance, mandate reporting and develop a data repository. And the government should amend the proposed Renters Reform Bill to require landlords to test for and report the presence of lead paint to renters. Thanks to Center for Global Development and Lead Exposure Elimination Project for lending us their expertise to support the new UK government. Read the full briefing here: https://lnkd.in/e8ZizxxM

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