Chuks Oyema-Aziken
The Registrar/CEO Environmental Health Council of Nigeria (EHCON), Dr. Yakubu Baba Mohammed, has solicited the support of the media in creating awareness on climate change and environmental health, mainly as the Council is set to enforce public health laws.
A press release by, Mrs Jummai R Ahmed, Director, Public Affairs, EHCON said the Registrar made the call while on a familiarisation visit to Daily Trust, a publication of Media Trust Limited at their headquarters recently in Abuja.
“The Council is set to implement environmental health laws, the media is a senior partner in this area and we cannot do without you mostly as it concerns awareness creation and Daily Trust is indeed doing well in this regard,” he said.
The Registrar said that with over fifty thousand environmental health personnels who have been empowered by law, the Council has sufficient man power to ensure this enforcement is achieved down to the rural communities.
Dr Baba disclosed that, with the establishment of Environmental Health Reference Laboratory Centre, the Profession is ready to respond to any outbreak of disease and has achieved the task of migrating from analogue to digital method of environmental supervision.
“With the aid of this technology one personnel could be able to monitor about eight thousand population adequately”, he added.
He equally expressed optimisim that the Council is capable of ridding off constant outbreak of cholera in Nigeria.
Dr. Yakubu also reiterated that rural dwellers need to be sensitised on the use and need for more toilet facilities.
He further explained that with the advent of digitilising the profession, which is part of the rebranding agenda of the Council, it is mandatory for all practitioners to ensure they have area of specialisation.
“Henceforth, the renewal of 2024/2025 licence must be done by those who have undergone modular examination which would enable them choose their core area of specialisation “, underscored.
Speaking at the event, Mr Ahmed Ibrahim Shekarau, the Group Executive Director, Business Development, Media Trust Limited, thanked the Registrar/CEO of Environmental Health Council of Nigeria for extending the hand of fellowship to Media Trust by seeking this partnership.
Mr Ibrahim explained that this call is apt, and maintained that Media Trust is interested in partnership that would develop all sectors of Nigeria economy and promised to give wider coverage to all activities of Environmental Health Council of Nigeria.
