EcoLur
Most women in Armenian villages are harmed with pesticides. In rural areas the men have to leave the country in the search for a job, while women have to deal with agricultural activities using pesticides. “There are pesticides, which tend to get accumulated. They come out of the organism through sweating, while during pregnancy the pests can infect the foetus and through milk during lactation...” said experts of “Armenian Women for Health and Healthy Environment” NGO Lilik Simonyan and Qnarik Grigoryan at the press conference held at EcoLur Press Club on 6 March.
“Armenian Women for Health and Healthy Environment” NGO conducted studies in 20 communities Ararat, Armavir, Tavush and Gegharkounik regions and carried out surveys with 567 people, mostly women. As a result, 70% of the surveyed is conscious of the hazardousness of the pesticides, but all four regions use pesticides by almost 100%. When visiting the medical institutions in the communities, it was found out that most doctors are not aware how to help in case of such poisoning.
The NGO studies in 20 communities show that pest warehouses are not controlled and the pests get spread. The pests should be accumulated urgently together with the contaminated land area so as to manage the hazardous substances in proper manner.
March 06, 2015 at 15:44