What should participants expect at the coming 11th National Conference on Environment and Health? Robust informed engagement of the Conference theme, Networking with high-valued key Stakeholders, and a resulting Communique spelling-out concrete actionable recommendations for uptake into our national life for better public health and ultimately, sustainable development of our country. [An additional perk is that Participants who wish, will also have the opportunity to give their presentations accelerated peer-review, for possible publication in the companion Nigerian Journal of Environment and Health.]
Two nationally-recognized leaders in the field of Food
production and Food processing will serve as the arrow heads of the Conference
with their keynotes. Prof Olayinka Karim’s
background is in Agriculture - she was
once Dean of Agriculture at the University of Ilorin, before her current
engagement as the Vice Chancellor at Fountain University, Osogbo. Prof Kehinde Taiwo,
on the other hand, has her background in Food Technology. She was once Dean of Technology at the Obafemi
Awolowo University, and has held, and still holds, several sensitive
responsibilities at the University and elsewhere.
Other distinguished Speakers will lead discussions
on various topics relating to the Foods and Food Value Chain industry. Prof Amos Fatokun, one of Britain’s top
pharmacologist-neuroscientists, (from the Liverpool John Moores University, UK)
will be bridging agriculture, technology, and public health with his
presentation on biochemical mechanisms of action, thus clarifying possible clinical
outcomes, including carcinogenesis, of the various scenarios to be considered. Here are the tentative titles of the invited
talks:
Kehinde Taiwo - Bread
comes from the Earth: Processing and Preservation for a Safe, Resilient and
Health-Promoting Food System in Nigeria
Olayinka Karim - Safe Foods, Healthy Nation:
Safeguarding Food Systems in Nigeria from Farm to Fork
Toheeb Ishola - Foods as Medicine: Leveraging Indigenous and
Traditional Foods (from Farm to Fork) for Therapeutic Medicine, Nutrition, and
National Health Security in Nigeria
Adeniyi Oginni - Foods and
Commercial Determinants of Health in Nigeria
Durodoluwa
Oyedele - Mining, Industrial Operations, and
Food Quality
Gregory Fakunle - New Foods: Printed and Lab-grown Foods
Femi Osunbitan - Food
Processing and Food Nutritional Value
Tope Akinwunmi - Food Safety and Public Health
Joshua Ojo - Radionuclides in Food and Water
Already, dozens of Abstracts have already been received
from different stakeholders across several Institutions at home and abroad.
Stop Press:
Abstract submission is now extended by 2 weeks, to
14th October!
Sponsorship Opportunity
If you would like to be part of this ongoing
re-tooling of Science for improving life in Nigeria, we shall be very glad to
receive your token donation in support the National Conference on Environment
and Health.
Our account details: LivingScience Foundation,
Ile-Ife. Account No: 2031515078 First Bank Ltd.
Your support will be acknowledged on the Conference
Book of Abstracts, and Communique. Thank
you in anticipation!
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