RESIDENTS' PERCEPTION OF HEALTH IMPACT OF EFFLUENTS FROM SHARADA INDUSTRIAL AREA OF KUMBOTSO LGA OF KANO STATE, NIGERIA.  

2016-09-09
A serious source of pollution in the industrial effluent consists of water varieties of potentially harmful substances. The aim of the study was to assess the health impacts of effluents ...

ASSESSMENT OF POST FLOOD DISASTER RECONSTRUCTION AND REHABILITATION ACTIVITIES IN LOKOJA, KOGI STATE, NIGERIA.  

2016-09-09
Flooding in Lokoja is a major hydro-meteorological disaster due to its frequency, magnitude and its impact on lives and properties which include destruction of critical infrastructures like water supply system, ...

ASSESSMENT OF FIRE HAZARD AWARENESS AND PREPAREDNESS IN DUTSEN KURA AREA OF MINNA, NIGER STATE NIGERIA.  

2016-09-09
Fire disasters among other forms of natural and manmade disasters have become a thing of concern worldwide because of the rate of its occurrence and destruction of lives, property, livelihood ...

ASSESSMENT OF PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE CAPACITY TO EPIDEMIC IN LAYER CHICKEN FARMS IN THE FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY, NIGERIA  

2016-09-12
Epidemic in layer farms have posed serious threat not only to the poultry industries but also to food security and the livelihood of several communities. Epidemic outbreaks in poultry farms ...

ASSESSMENT OF THE DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE CAPACITY IN SELECTED HEALTHCARE FACILITIES IN NIGER STATE, NIGERIA  

2016-09-12
An effective and immediate response from hospital personnel is critical to meet the needs of affected populations at the time of an outbreak of disaster. Hospitals need to developed, practice ...

ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PREVENTION OF MOTHER TO CHILD TRANSMISSION OF HIV PROGRAMME IN KONTAGORA GENERAL HOSPITAL, KONTAGORA, NIGER STATE, NIGERIA  

2016-09-13
Globally, HIV/AIDS is now the leading cause of mortality among women of reproductive age and contributes a great deal to the death of infants and children. Even in countries that ...

IMPACTS OF SAND AND GRAVEL MINING ON THE ENVIRONMENT IN GWAGWALADA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA FCT, NIGERIA  

2016-11-10
Economic development is one of the main objectives of developed and developing nations worldwide. Development comes with the growth of urban areas. Urban growth is achieved through sand and gravel ...

MAPPING OF FLOOD PRONE AREAS IN BADEGI AREA OF KATCHA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF NIGER STATE, NIGERIA.  

2016-11-11
Regularly occurring flood events do have a history in Badegi area of Katcha Local Government, the study area for this research. The analysis of flood events, the resulting damage and ...

IDENTIFICATION AND MAPPING OF HEALTH HAZARDS IN SELECTED ARE AS IN KEFFI, NASARAWA STATE, NIGERIA.  

2016-11-11
Urbanization and increasing population growth in Keffi town has led to social, economic, environmental and most times political problems. These developments have caused the emergence of infectious diseases in human ...

ASSESSMENT OF HOUSEHOLD FIRE SAFETY PREPAREDNESS IN MINNA, NIGER STATE NIGERIA.  

2016-11-11
Fire has been source of comfort and catastrophe for human race. Most of the residential fire are caused by the misuse of domestic equipment, individual heating, open fire, smoke and ...