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Dear distinguished colleague, The days of “hazard-centred” management of the environment are long expired! It is now accepted that environmental hazards are inevitable price for development; and a narrow-minded fixation on the outright elimination of a select “notorious” few could be futile and even unhelpful. Pragmatic sound management of the environment now tends to be “risk-centred” and it entails identifying and curtailing exposures to hazards (factoring in various options to mitigate the impacts), with “Sustainable Development” as the ultimate end-point in view. Sustainable development is that which meets today’s needs without jeopardizing the chances of future generations to also meet theirs. It involves a holistic balancing of the three inter-woven dimensions of Economy, Socials, and Environment-Health. The bottom-line being that benefits associated with any “development” must demonstrably outweigh the price being paid for it by the general population. However for whatever reason(s), this more realistic approach to environmental management is yet to gain traction in our part of the world. The result is that environmental policies and practices cherry-picked from other climes are uncritically imposed on the polity here, in what has been referred to as “cut and paste” fashion. Whereas the various parameters and values utilized in the underlying risk assessments for those policies could be at considerable variance with our own local realities! Such policies and practices, fueled by hypes in the popular media, are the root causes of much of the confusion currently bedeviling public health in Nigeria. A ready example is the situation where we hesitate, on the one hand, to exploit our vast coal resources direly needed to address our energy challenges, based on considerations of mercury release; but on the other hand we are content to remain the world’s dumping ground for thimerosal-containing vaccines, requiring us to pump vast quantities of the same mercury directly into the veins of our children and other vulnerable populations. It is time this situation was scrutinized, addressed, and redressed! At the 7th National Conference on Environment and Health, efforts will be made to push the concept of Environmental Health Risk Assessment (EHRA) to the front burner in our quest to profitably and sustainably exploit our environment for all-round development and the common good. A rich array of eminent speakers, from both the academia and industry/government, have confirmed their availability to lead various aspects of the discussion at the Conference. We cordially invite you to be part of what promises to be a stimulating and highly-impactful national discourse.
This 9th edition of the Conference is scheduled to hold on Wednesday 23rd and Thursday 24th October 2024.
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)]
Dr Abbas Suleiman
Director, Environmental Audit (EA), Federal Ministry of Environment, Abuja.
(Risk Assessment: Regulatory Compliance, and Community Participation in Nigeria)
Prof Michael C. Asuzu
Professor of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Medical Sciences, Ondo, Ondo State.
(The “Think Global Act Local” Maxim in Environmental-Health Risk Assessment)
Adejoke Lasisi
Founder and Creative Director/CEO, Planet3R, Ibadan
(Dimensions of Sustainable Development)
Pharm Akinrinola Fasipe
(FPCPharm). Director, (Pharmaceutical Services), State Hospitals Management Board, Osogbo.
Risk Assessment of Continued Use of Thimerosal-Containing Vaccines in Nigeria.)
Engr. Olufunbi Sode
CEO Funtee Engineering & Environmental Services Ltd. Ibadan
(Environmental-Health Risk Assessment in Gold mining for sustainable development)
Prof Bamidele Salau
Dean, Faculty of Basic Medical Science, Redeemer’s University, Ede.
(Incorporating Environmental Health Risk Management into Medical Training in Nigeria)
Dr Adeniyi Oginni
Executive Secretary, Osun Health Insurance Scheme, Osogbo.
(Risk Assessment and Premium Setting in Social Health Insurance)
Dr John Ayoola (FCA, CISA)
Senior lecturer in Environmental Accounting, Department of Management and Accounting, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife
(Environmental Accounting and Sustainable Development)
Prof Joshua Ojo
Professor of Health Physics and Environment, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife; and President, LivingScience Foundation, Ile-Ife.
(Mainstreaming the Use of Environment-Health Indicators for Sustainable Development in Nigeria)
Economic, Sovereignty, and Safety Considerations in Emerging Agricultural Practices in Nigeria
Dr Ardo Garba
Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, Federal University Dutse, Jigawa state; and Chairman, Farm Management Association of Nigeria (FAMAN), Jigawa state chapter.
Impact of e-Waste and Air Pollution on Biodiversity and Sustainable Development
Mrs Adeola Omotunde
Director, Pollution Control and Environmental Health, Federal Ministry of Environment, Abuja
Water, Sanitation and Health (WASH), Biodiversity, and Antimicrobial Resistance
Dr Femi Aluko
Department of Community Health, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife.
Health Records – The Ultimate Jury in Assessing Impacts of Environment-Health Interventions and Policies
Dr Nasiru Sani
Head, Department of Health Records, Nassarawa State University, Keffi.
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.
Determinants of Effective Public Sensitization to Environmental Hazards in Nigeria
Mr Elijah Udofia
Director South West Zone, National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA), Ibadan.
Impact of Electrosmog Pollution on Biodiversity and Sustainable Development
Prof Joshua O. Ojo
Department of Physics and Engineering Physics, Obafemi Awolowo University; and President, LivingScience Foundation, Ile-Ife.
The 7th 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 Thursday September 1, 2022. Abstracts are to be uploaded on-line at the Conference Website http://conferences.lsfnigeria.org) 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. 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)] Online Participation: There will be facilities to participate in the Conference, virtually via Zoom (including 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):
N5,000 (On or before September 1)
N6,000 (after September 1)
Local Delegates:
N8,000 (On or before September 1)
N10,000 (after September 1)
Foreign Delegates*: $100
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 or Dr (Mrs) Oyenike Oguntunde on +234 705 893 8585
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.
f you wish to exhibit services or products related to Environment-Health at the 7th 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, or Dr Paulina Adeniji on +234 703 330 7201. 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.