Ghanaian Schools Near Toxic Sites Raise Health Concerns

Thousands of Ghanaian pupils attend schools near toxic sites, study finds

A new international study has found that hundreds of thousands of schoolchildren in Ghana attend schools located close to documented contaminated sites, raising concerns about children’s exposure to pollution and its potential impact on health and learning. The research, titled Schools in the Shadow of Toxic Sites: Pollution Proximity in Low- and Middle-Income Countries, analysed […]

By Mahmud Mohammed-Nurudeen