International Journal of Waste Resources

Department of Geography, Taraba State University, Jalingo, Nigeria

Biography

He is affiliated to Taraba State University, Jalingo, Nigeria. He is a recipient of many awards and grants for his valuable contributions and discoveries in major area of subject research. His international experience includes various programs, contributions and participation in different countries for diverse fields of study.  His research interests reflect in his wide range of publications in various national and international journals. 

Publications

• Original Research Article   
  Managing Medical Wastes During the Covid-19 Pandemic in Nigeria
  Author(s): Michael Ugom*
  
  A pandemic disease poses great threats to humans and apparently, leading to a global crisis and challenge on the health, economic and other sectors of human endeavour. In order to minimize the devastating effects from pandemics such as the novel corona virus, effective management of ever increasing medical waste is pertinent. Recently, Nigeria has been reporting increasing number of cases from Covid-19 with increasing pressure mounted on the Government, healthcare systems and the populace in entirety. Owing to the high rate of infection from the corona virus, a more sophisticated method of managing the generated infectious is pertinent to mitigate the effects of the infectious medical waste accruing to the environment. More emphasis in the spread and management of covid-19 in Nigeria is focused on establishing testing centres, treatment centres and isolat.. View more»
  

  DOI: 10.35248/2252-5211.20.10.386

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