3 articles tagged with “environmental health”
The World Health Organisation has initiated a comprehensive health study in Ogoniland, Rivers State, to investigate disease prevalence linked to prolonged hydrocarbon exposure, implementing a key recommendation from the 2011 UNEP environmental assessment.
Oyo State authorities shut down a herbal facility for environmental violations while Polokwane Municipality investigates water discoloration affecting Seshego residents, exposing ongoing challenges in health infrastructure oversight across African municipalities.
Residents of Amankwo in Agbada Inyi Autonomous Community have launched protests following alleged river contamination by a coal mining company, resulting in mass death of aquatic life and threatening the community's primary water source.