06/09/2005

The mother of this boy told Refugees International, “He was tested and we were told that he has high lead in his blood. I was given no documents. But, yes, he is sick. He does not eat normally. He is tired a lot. He is not very active. He has fevers often. He passes out while sitting and then I cannot wake him even if I pinch him. The milk helps and he loves to drink it at night.” The boy is one of hundreds of people in Kosovo’s Roma camps who are being seriously poisoned by lead and Refugees International is calling on the UN to evacuate them now.