Join us for AFREhealth Webinar
Introduction
Air Quality can be improved or altered by climate change. Understanding this relationship requires transdisciplinary efforts from the sectors and actors with a stake in the environment and health as an entity. Therefore, the webinar draws contributions from diverse experts covering a range of topics in the discourse.
Date: Wednesday 11 October 2023
Duration:
Facilitators/Moderators:
Dr Umar Ibrahim, Public & Environmental Health Department, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Federal University Dutse, Jigawa State, Nigeria;
Adjunct Lecturer, Public Health Department, Kampala International University (KIU), Uganda.
Speakers/Panelists:
Speaker 1: Dr. Muhammad Bello Muhammad;
Senior Lecturer/Assistant Professor of Environmental Sociology, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Nigeria; The Effects of Air Pollution from Cement Industry on Health in Sokoto State, Nigeria - 20 mins
Speaker 2: Dr. Hassan Mohd Nassir;
Regional Advisor - Air Pollution, Environmental Health, and Chemical Safety (AEC); Department of Healthier Populations and Non-Communicable Diseases (HPN); WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia (WHO-SEARO); Bringing the Benefits of Clean Air for Human and Climate Health - 20 mins
Panel Discussion/Q & A from the Audience - 10 mins
Supported by NIH-Fogarty Grant No. 1R25TW011217-04 African Association for Health Professions Education and Research
