WHO, LSSC, UNGC, others to attend IOSH West Africa Conference 2021 -

The World Health Organization (WHO) will be among the high profile resource providers set to tackle regional and global workplace safety and health issues at the well-anticipated West Africa Conference of the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH).

The event, slated to hold on September 16 to 17, and themed, “A Brighter, Safer Future – for Workers, for Businesses, for West Africa”, will also have in attendance, the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), Lagos State Safety Commission (LSSC), Ghana Health Service (GHS), Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria (CIPMN), among others.

The Apex Event, which aims to be an epoch of solutions empowering workers and businesses with the culture of safety at their workplaces, also brings together high profile Speakers and Panelists in Nigeria, Ghana and other countries in the world.

These high-profile speakers and panelists will discuss on different topics towards addressing key safety issues at the conference including health and safety within the healthcare sector and educational settings; and the leadership role of women in the occupational safety and health profession, among others.

Some of the Keynote Speakers slated for the event are: Chair, IOSH Ghana, Edward Debrah; HSE Manager, Julius Berger Nigeria Plc, Engr. Iyenoma Osazee; and Lanre Mojola of the Lagos State Safety Commission.

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Others are the Chair, IOSH West Africa Division, Dapo Omolade; the Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Ministry of Environment and Water Resources, Belinda Odeneye; and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Combined Training Solutions (CTS) Global, Funmi Adegbola, among others.

Some international speakers include; Vice President IOSH, Neil Catton; President-Elect IOSH, Louise Hosking; Dr Ivan Ivanov of World Health Organization, among others.

This year’s event hopes to be an improvement of last year’s event which was attended by over 900 representatives of government departments, and birthed its West Africa Division, IOSH provides that the full programme and registration details can be accessed by participants on www.iosh.com/wac.

IOSH, the chartered body for safety and health, is the leading membership organization for safety and health professionals who work to create workplaces that are safer, healthier and more sustainable.

IOSH is intent on continuing to extend its influence and work with partners in business, government and civil society to make a safer and healthier future for workers, for businesses and for West Africa.

Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha

Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha is the Aviation Correspondent at BusinessDay Media Limited, publishers of BusinessDay Newspapers. She is also the Deputy Editor, BusinessDay Weekender Magazine, the Saturday Weekend edition of BusinessDay. She holds a BSC in Mass Communication from the prestigious University of Nigeria, Nsukka and a Masters degree in Marketing at the University of Lagos. As the lead writer on the aviation desk, Ifeoma is responsible and in charge of the three weekly aviation and travel pages in BusinessDay and BDSunday. She also overseas and edits all pages of BusinessDay Saturday Weekender. She has written various investigative, features and news stories in aviation and business related issues and has been severally nominated for award in the category of Aviation Writer of the Year by the Nigeria Media Nite-Out awards; one of the Nigeria’s most prestigious media awards ceremonies. Ifeoma is a one-time winner of the prestigious Nigeria Media Merit Award under the 'Aviation Writer of the Year' Category. She is the 2025 Eloy Award winner under the Print Media Journalist category. She has undergone several journalism trainings by various prestigious organisations. Ifeoma is also a fellow of the Female Reporters Leadership Fellowship of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism.