Despite the 2019 ban on three-gram aluminium phosphide tablets, poisoning deaths remain high in Nepal because other lethal formulations of the chemical continue to be legally sold or smuggled across borders. Experts urge the government to implement a total ban on all aluminium phosphide products and subsidize safer alternatives to effectively curb these preventable suicides.
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Despite the 2019 ban on three-gram aluminium phosphide tablets, poisoning deaths remain high in Nepal because other lethal formulations of the chemical continue to be legally sold or smuggled across borders. Experts urge the government to implement a total ban on all aluminium phosphide products and subsidize safer alternatives to effectively curb these preventable suicides.
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