At HOPO Therapeutics, we are working towards a future free from the damage caused by lead poisoning. About 1 in 3 children - up to 800 million globally - have dangerously high blood lead levels. Across the world, contaminated drinking water, lead-based paint, and many other sources of exposure silently poison children in their homes. Women who have been exposed to lead also pass the toxin on during pregnancy, causing irreversible damage to children’s brains and bodies that persists throughout their lives. This “Silent Epidemic” is an urgent and transgenerational issue in women’s and children’s health, and a devastating example of health inequity.
