Workers in the health sector in Nigeria have been urged to collaborate with governments at all levels, civil society, and international partners to ensure that environmental policies do not become instruments of exclusion or exploitation.
Ogbeide O. Osagie, Edo State chairman, Medical and Health Workers’ Union of Nigeria (MHWUN) made the call at the South-South zonal Women’s Medical and Health Workers’ Union of Nigeria capacity building workshop in Benin City, Edo State.
Osagie, who also urged the workers to be proactive added that they must be drivers of decent work, sustainable livelihoods, and community resilience.