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Dear distinguished colleague,
The Nigerian disdain for data unfortunately extends to the public health sector. At great intolerable costs! Even where systems for amassing vital health information exist, often they operate only half-heartedly. Parameters are hardly harmonized across several stakeholder institutions; quality assurance mechanism on the data stored are often absent; and it is only in few situations that the records are electronically available for remote access and interrogation. On the other hand, the end users who should be interested in these data as input in their own decision-making processes seem unperturbed. Often, statistics spurted out by private foreign organizations are uncritically cited and utilized for taking high-level decisions with far-reaching consequences on public health in the country. Worst of all, even well-documented and generally available reliable statistics on environmental and social determinants of public health are just plain ignored by responsible authorities in the face of other interests such as politics and economics.
The 6th NCEH intends to highlight this situation and its gravity with the hope of provoking the relevant stakeholders onto an appropriate action plan for redress.
This 9th edition of the Conference is scheduled to hold on Wednesday 6th October - Thursday 7th October, 2021.
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 Kayode Olabanji, Chief Medical Director, Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Ado-Ekiti
Alhaji Babagana Mustapha, Registrar, Health Records Officers Registration Board of Nigeria
Dr David Alao, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirate University, Al Ain, UAE.
The Evolution of a Trauma Database; Perspectives from a High Income Developing Country
Dr Wole Olaomi. Senior Consultant Surgeon and Head of Trauma/Accident & Emergency, National Hospital, Abuja.
Local Experience with developing a Trauma Registry for Nigeria: Challenges and Way forward
Dr Jacob Kehinde Opele. Senior Lecturer, Department of Library and Information Science, Federal University, Oye-Ekiti
Health Information: Reliability, Availability and Patronage by relevant Stakeholders in Nigeria
Dr Adeniyi S. Oginni. Executive Secretary, Osun Health Insurance Agency, (O-HIS), Osogbo
Prospects, Progress and Challenges in attaining Universal Health Coverage in Nigeria
Dr Samuel Aboyeji. Head, Geographic Information Science, African Regional Institute for Geospatial Information (ARIGIST), Ile-Ife.
GIS and Big Data Science in Environmental Health Management
Dr Tope Akinwunmi. President, Environmental Health Officers of Nigeria, (EHOAN), Osun State.
Accentuating Data-Driven Environmental Health Practice and Training in Nigeria
Dr Azubuike Victor Chikwuka. Principal Scientific Officer, National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA), Osogbo
Local Health Data as Driver of Environmental Regulations and Standards
Dr Hope Uweja, Country Director, Research for Development Project of USAID
Multi-sectoral Collaborations and Funding in Public Health Management
Prof Joshua Ojo. Department of Physics and Engineering Physics, OAU; and President, LivingScience Foundation, Ile-Ife
Environmental-Health indicators: Uses and Abuses
The 9th 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 Friday September 20, 2024.
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):
N4,500 (On or before September 1)
N5,500 (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 (Mrs) Grace Akinlade on +234 805 394 9669 Or Mr Jesse Silvester on +234 810 073 9418.
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