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The LivingScience Foundation and her strategic Partners are delighted to invite you to the 5th edition of the annual National Conference on Environment and Health. This series of scientific conferences is designed to provide a multi-disciplinary Platform for key stakeholders from various sectors of the Nigerian society (academia, industry, government, civil society, and developmental partners) to interact and holistically discuss cogent Environment-Health issues. This is with a view, ultimately, to proffering customized, home-grown, solutions optimized for the key dimensions of Sustainable Development, viz Economy, Environment-Health, and Socials.
It is our deep pleasure to cordially invite your participation at the 5th annual edition of the NCEH. Come with your own piece of the giant jigsaw puzzle, and join other distinguished researchers, policy makers, government regulators, NGOs and civil society groups, students and other key stakeholders in unraveling the issues surrounding cancers in our society; and forge realistic and effective home-grown strategies to curb its menace.
This 5th edition of the Conference is scheduled to hold on April 14- Wednesday April 15 2020.
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)]
Prof M.K.C. Sridhar, Professor of Environmental Health, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan
Major Agents of Environmental and Occupational Cancers in Nigeria
Prof Mohammed Nasir Sambo, Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer, National Health Insurance Scheme, Abuja.
Innovative Resource Mobilisation in Addressing the Menace of Cancers in Nigeria
Dr Mohammad Mahmood Abubakar, Honourable Minister, Federal Ministry of Environment, Abuja
Access to Cancer Care: Problems and Prospects
Prof Ifeoma Okoye, Radiation Medicine Department, College of Medicine, and Director, Centre for Clinical Trials, University of Nigeria, Nsukka
Cancer Statistics and Information Management
Dr Olufemi Adefehinti,
Consultant Paediatric Oncologist, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex, Ile-Ife
Geoinformatics, Big Data, and Artificial Intelligence in Cancer Prevention and Management
Prof Olusanya Olubusoye,
Department of Statistics, University of Ibadan, Ibadan
Keeping the UHC Promise on Cancers and other NCDs in Nigeria
Prof Olusanya Olubusoye
Department of Statistics, University of Ibadan, Ibadan
Economic cost-benefits analyses of Cancer Primary Prevention
Prof Olayinka Akinlo, Department of Management and Accounting, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife
Curtailing Exposures to Proven and Probable Carcinogens in Nigeria
Prof Aliyu Jauro, Director General/Chief Executive Officer, National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency, (NESREA), Abuja
Exposure Assessment to Carcinogens in fumigation of residences and agricultural products
Sanitarian Tope Akinwumi, President, Environmental Health Officers Association of Nigeria, Osun State Chapter
Integrating Primary Prevention of Chronic Diseases into the Training of Medical and Health Personnel in Nigeria
Prof Bamidele Salau, Dean, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Redeemer’s University, Ede.
Ionizing and Non-ionizing Radiations as Carcinogens
Prof Joshua Ojo, Department of Physics and Engineering Physics, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife
The 5th National Conference on Environment and Health will feature Oral and Poster Presentations, as well as Exhibition of products and services. Abstracts are invited on these key sub-themes by Sept 14, 2020.
Abstracts are to be uploaded on-line at the Conference Website (http://conferences.lsfnigeria.org). In case of technical difficulties on the website, Abstracts can also be sent in as email attachment to 5thNCEH@gmail.com or Joshua_Ojo@yahoo.com 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 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):
N2,000 (On or before September 20);
N3,000 (after April 1)
Local Delegates:
N5000 (On or before April 1); (after April 1)
Foreign Delegates*: $25
Lunch (Optional) – N1,000 per meal
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: Dr Ropo Dairo on 0813 956 7700
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.
Past recipients of the AF Oluwole Prize:
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