As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to mark the 2022 World Health Day, environmental experts in Oyo State have called for caution in human activities that are inimical to a safe environment.
The experts gave the warning while speaking with Radio Nigeria on the occasion of this year’s World Health Day in Ibadan.
President, Environmental Health Officers Association of Nigeria, Oyo State Chapter, Mr Abiodun Adegoke explained that the government had initiated awareness programmes on the dangers of environmental degradation and the need to safeguard planet earth for healthy living.
Speaking in the same vein, a medical expert, Dr Olawoye Tumise said a healthy environment is vital for human health sustenance and highlighted some avoidable diseases that are associated with an unhealthy environment.
Dr Tumise, however, advised Nigerians to always practice good hygiene and maintain safe environmental practices.
The theme for this year’s World Health Day is “Our Planet, Our Health”.
Fasilat Lawal
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