Nigeria, June 15 -- The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said more than 18 million children and adolescents globally are being exposed to toxic e-waste.

The global organisation, which noted that some of the affected children are as young as 5 years, gave the statistics on Tuesday during the launch of its first report on e-waste and child health.

The report, which is titled; "Children and Digital Dumpsites," noted that the affected children are actively engaged in the informal industrial sector, one of which waste processing is a sub-sector.

The health agency said 12.9 million women are working in the informal waste sector, which it noted potentially exposes them to toxic e-waste and puts them and their unborn children at risk.

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