Dear Sir/Ma
It is my pleasure to present you with the attached Communique of the 9th National Conference on Environment and Health.  This is for your records, and for your kind necessary actions.  The Conference held last week (23 and 24 October) at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife.

Please note, in particular, the following two key Recommendations and Calls for Action in the Communique:

1. The Federal Government of Nigeria should be prevailed upon to suspend granting of further Permits for commercial cultivation of GMO foods in Nigeria, until the Act establishing the Nigeria Biosafety Management Agency is appropriately strengthened to enable that Agency effectively carry out the onerous assignment placed on it.

2. The new malaria vaccine being procured in the country should NOT be incorporated into the routine childhood immunization schedule in the country.  Rather, it should be made available only to those who choose to request for it.

Reasons for these urgent Recommendations are carefully explained in the Communique.

Kindly feel free to contact me should you have further questions.

Best regards.

Professor Joshua O. Ojo
Professor of Health Physics and Environment
Secretary to Organizing Committee, 9th NCEH.

Download this Press Release HERE