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Both right from childhood to adulthood, exposure to certain heavy chemicals can harm the human being and therefore as a public health institution, it will be good for them to have initiatives into training and building capacities for their professionals to be able to conduct scientific research into the areas of illegal mining.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is a need for us to have a public health agenda on the galamsey or the illegal mining issues to look at all the dimensions of its impact on public health and therefore, any call to look at its impact is very important.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><em><strong>Explore the world of impactful news with CitiNewsroom on WhatsApp!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Click on the link to join the Citi Newsroom channel for curated, meaningful stories tailored just for YOU: https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaCYzPRAYlUPudDDe53x<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>No spams, just the stories that truly matter! #StayInformed #CitiNewsroom #CNRDigital<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Public health practitioners are calling on the government and the Ministry of Health to institute a public health agenda on illegal mining commonly known as galamsey to extensively look into all the dimensions of its impact on public health. 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