Authors : C.O. Anunonwu Christopher, N. Amadi Agwu, O. Nwankwo Benjamin, J.N.B. Nnadozie, C. Oguejiofor Nnaemeka, S. Nwoga Kachi and C. Odom Uchechukwu
Abstract: Globally one of the major public health issues is poor standard of environmental sanitation. Most of the tropical African cities like Owerri municipal council do not have adequate facilities to achieve an ideal environmental Sanitation. The present study which took place between June and August, 2008 was therefore, carried out to evaluate the practice and standard of environmental sanitation in Owerri Municipal Council of Imo state. The researchers made use of a simple but well validated questionnaire instrument for data collection on 200 randomly selected households. The study concluded that there was no significant impact made so far to improve the standard of environmental sanitation in the municipality (p>0.05). Again the study was constrained to report a poor solid waste disposal system and practice among the study population. This is partly due to factors like population increase and urbanization, which made the available but limited amenities not to serve all the inhabitants thereby bringing about environmental decay. The empowerment of the new polyvalent Environmental Health Officers (EHOs) is suggested to bring about a desired and positive change towards an improved environmental sanitation standard.
C.O. Anunonwu Christopher, N. Amadi Agwu, O. Nwankwo Benjamin, J.N.B. Nnadozie, C. Oguejiofor Nnaemeka, S. Nwoga Kachi and C. Odom Uchechukwu, 2009. Evaluation of Environmental Sanitation in Owerri Municipal Council of Imo State. Research Journal of Medical Sciences, 3: 137-140.