Lead Toxicity Testing in the Asia-Pacific - Practices, Challenges, and Policy Insights: An APFCB Communication and Publications Committee Survey report.
In conclusion, lead testing remains infrequent across many settings, with limited routine implementation and heavy reliance on point-of-care methodologies. Occupational exposure emerged as the predominant source of lead poisoning, underscoring the need for targeted interventions. Strengthening government support is identified as the most critical policy change to enhance lead testing and management efforts.
Authors
- Deepak Parchwani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5024-970X)
- Mingma Sherpa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5905-6127)
- Vivek Pant (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3967-1851)
- Pradeep Kumar Dabla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1409-6771)
- Ryunosuke Ohkawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8584-133X)
- Mayank Upadhyay
Institutions
- Tokyo Medical and Dental University (JP)
- Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research (IN)
- Committee on Publication Ethics (GB)
- World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific (PH)
- Govind Ballabh Pant Hospital (IN)
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences (IN)
- Sikkim Manipal University (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PubMed
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- Primary Topic
- Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00