Despite the country’s approval of the Minamata Convention on Mercury in 2016, enforcement has been delayed. Bockarie Pompay Sesay, Public Health and Environmental Adviser for WHO-Sierra Leone, stated that mercury pollution is a global concern and advocated for stricter implementation of the treaty’s terms, such as the elimination of mercury use in artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM).
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