Environmental health practitioners push for independent regulatory council, stronger sanitation governance
The Association also appealed to the Local Government Service to establish a dedicated Environmental Health and Sanitation Desk to provide strategic leadership, workforce planning, policy coordination, technical guidance and professional support for environmental health practitioners across the country.
On professional development, the NEC endorsed the creation of a structured national Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programme to equip practitioners with skills in emerging public health areas, including One Health, antimicrobial resistance, climate change and health, environmental risk assessment, air quality management, the circular economy and sustainable urban development.
The Association further advocated retaining an integrated Environmental Health and Sanitation Service structure, arguing that waste management, sanitation, food safety, vector control and environmental disease prevention are interconnected public health functions that require coordinated leadership.
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