Executive summary: An intervention to reduce lead exposure from adulterated turmeric in Bangladesh had an estimated cost per DALY-equivalent averted of just under US$1.
Key points:
Turmeric was found to be the primary source of lead exposure in rural Bangladesh due to intentional adulteration with lead chromate.
An intervention coordinated with the Bangladeshi government successfully reduced lead in turmeric to 0% from 47% previously.
A preliminary cost-effectiveness analysis estimates approximately 1 million DALY-equivalents will be averted at a cost of $560,000.
The estimated cost per DALY-equivalent averted is under $1, which is highly cost-effective compared to other global health interventions.
There are uncertainties around attributable lead reductions and timeframe, but the analysis provides an encouraging outlook on reducing lead exposures globally.
Further interventions on contaminated spices and other sources of lead exposure in low- and middle-income countries are likely to have similarly favorable cost-benefit ratios.
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Executive summary: An intervention to reduce lead exposure from adulterated turmeric in Bangladesh had an estimated cost per DALY-equivalent averted of just under US$1.
Key points:
Turmeric was found to be the primary source of lead exposure in rural Bangladesh due to intentional adulteration with lead chromate.
An intervention coordinated with the Bangladeshi government successfully reduced lead in turmeric to 0% from 47% previously.
A preliminary cost-effectiveness analysis estimates approximately 1 million DALY-equivalents will be averted at a cost of $560,000.
The estimated cost per DALY-equivalent averted is under $1, which is highly cost-effective compared to other global health interventions.
There are uncertainties around attributable lead reductions and timeframe, but the analysis provides an encouraging outlook on reducing lead exposures globally.
Further interventions on contaminated spices and other sources of lead exposure in low- and middle-income countries are likely to have similarly favorable cost-benefit ratios.
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