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The LivingScience Foundation and her strategic Partners are delighted to invite you to the 3rd edition of the annual National Conference on Environment and Health.
This year, the Conference will focus on:
Showcasing Exciting Findings and Research Methods: This is a fantastic platform to present your groundbreaking discoveries, share innovative research techniques, and inspire others with your work. It's a chance to put your hard-earned knowledge and skills on display.
Networking with Key Stakeholders: Connect with experts from academia, industry, government, civil society, and partners. This is your chance to develop meaningful relationships and cross-cutting collaborations that can propel your work forward and open new doors for future projects. Generate, Discuss, and Promote
Customized Solutions: Engage in discussions that focus on finding tailored solutions for Nigeria's unique Environment-Health challenges. Collaborate with peers to generate ideas that address local issues and promote sustainable development.
This 3rd edition of the Conference is scheduled to hold on Wednesday 16th and Thursday 17th May 2018.
As usual, the Conference will include oral and poster presentations. Participation will be both physical and virtual.
Journal Publication:
For authors who so desire, papers presented at the Conference may be submitted for peer-review and possible publication in the Nigerian Journal for Environment and Health [ISSN: 2616-0714 (print edition); eISSN: 2616-0706 (online, open access)]
Keynote Speaker:
PROF A. A. ONAYADE
Director, Institute of Public Health, OAU, Ile-Ife
Air Quality and Sustainable Development: Contributions from the Oil and Gas Industry
Engr Victor Imevbore
CEO, Environmental Resources Managers Ltd, Lagos
Environmental Sanitation and Sustainable Development
Alhaji G.O. Oyeladun
General Manager, Osun Waste Management Agency, Osogbo
Non-Communicable Diseases and Sustainable Development in Nigeria
Dr. Kingsley K. Akinroye
Executive Director, Nigerian Heart Foundation, Lagos
Emerging and Re-Emerging Diseases and the Challenge of Sustainable Development
Dr. Ephraim Ogbaini
Director, Institute of Lassa Fever Control, Irua, Edo State
Financing and Implementing Safeguards to Mitigate Adverse Public Health Impacts of Environmental Policies in Nigeria
Dr Adeniyi Oginni
Retired Pioneering Executive Secretary and CEO, Osun Health Insurance Agency, Osogbo; and Senior Fellow, Health Financing Hub, Africa Economic Forum, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Synergy between EIA Act and Physical Planning Laws: A Must for Sustainable Development in Nigeria
Dr. (Mrs) Taiwo Odubela
Retired Director, Environmental Assessment Dept, Federal Ministry of Environment, Abuja.
Need for Risk Assessment, Health Insurance, and Realistic Environment-Health Standards in achieving Sustainable Development
Dr. Niyi Oginni
fnim Executive Secretary, Osun Health Insurance Agency, Osogbo.
Antibiotics use in Animal and Human Health: Volumes and Implications
Prof. Aaron Aboderin
Professor of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, OAU, Ile-Ife.
Natural and Anthropological Sources of Ionizing Radiation in Nigeria: Applications and Implications
Prof. T. C. Akpa
Director, Radiological Safety, Nigerian Nuclear Regulatory Authority, Abuja
The 3rd National Conference on Environment and Health will feature Oral and Poster Presentations, as well as Exhibition of products and services. Abstracts are invited on the key sub-themes listed above up till April 30th, 2018.
Abstracts are to be uploaded on-line at the Conference Website lsfnigeria.org/conferences in the prescribed format. Abstracts should not be longer than 350 words and should comprise of a Title, Authors and their Affiliations, and E-mail for the Corresponding Author. The Abstract should clearly indicate the methodology, main results, and conclusions of the study or review to be presented. Up to 5 keywords describing the work should also be included. Authors should indicate their preference for either Poster or Oral presentation, The Organizing Committee might however, if need be, advice contrary to authors’ indicated preference.
The top three Abstracts sent in and presented by Trainees or Postgraduate/Undergraduate Students will receive special recognition and Awards.
Online Participation: There will be facilities to participate in the Conference, virtually &(both Poster and Oral presentations). Links will be sent to all registered participants a few days to the Conference.
(Fees cover Registration, Conference materials, Lunch, Refreshments, and Certificate of participation.)
Students (with valid ID card):
N2500
Local Delegates:
N5,000
Foreign Delegates*: $75
All payments should be paid directly to the following bank account:
| Account Name: | LivingScience Foundation, Ile-Ife |
| Account Number: | 2031515078 |
| Bank: | First Bank Ltd, OAU, Ile-Ife |
Please indicate the Transaction Id No (for bank transfers) or Teller No at the on-line Registration Portal so that your Receipt may be prepared ahead and made ready for collection at the Registration Desk at the Conference.
After payment, please proceed to complete the Registration Form.
Limited sponsorship opportunities exist for students (and others in trainee positions) with valid ID cards who are presenting a paper or poster. Strictly on 1st-come 1st-served basis.
*Foreign delegates who require letters of invitation for processing of visa should contact the Conference Secretariat for expedite action.
For Assistance with Accommodation, contact: Mr. Tunji Adeleye: 08028944433
Dr. Ropo Dairo: 08139567700
This Prize is in honour of Emeritus Prof Abiodun F. Oluwole, fnip, DSc. NNOM (Pioneer and doyen of Environment and Health research in Nigeria). It is to be awarded to an individual or corporate organization who in the preceding year made the most outstanding contribution to sustainable development in Nigeria via the environmental-health sector.
Send in your nominations, giving profile of your nominee as an e-mail attachment to: adeleke_ajani@yahoo.com, joshua@lsfnigeria.org, or adeniyioginni02@gmail.com.
For Undergraduates (and students from other Institutions of Higher Learning): based on Conference Theme.
(Top Prize: N50,000).
For High School students in SW Nigeria.
If you wish to exhibit services or products related to Environment-Health at the 9th National Conference on Environment and Health, kindly contact Sanitarian (Dr) Tope Akinwunmi on +234 803 501 0353 or Mrs Tolulope Karokatose on +234 706 466 5706, A token administrative fee will be charged.
You may also advertise relevant services and products on the Conference Book of Abstracts for a TOKEN. The Conference does not endorse products, and may refuse to advertise certain products and services not compatible with the Conference objectives. For such adverts, please contact Prof Joshua Ojo at +234 805 710 6482.
Conference Tour to Segilola Gold Mine Project, Iperindo -Nigeria’s 1st large scale gold mine; and Mount Carmel, Ifewara. Subject to sufficient number of participants indicating interest. Date: Thur 24 – Fri 25 October. For details, Please call TLM Tours, on 0813 334 2847