Ghana’s Galamsey Crisis: Research Links Illegal Mining To Hundreds Of Miscarriages
A Ghanaian scientist has linked at least 500 miscarriages to heavy metal contamination caused by illegal gold mining, known locally as galamsey, increasing concerns over the growing public health crisis in the country’s mining communities. Professor Paul Poku Sampene Ossei, a forensic
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