Dr Sam Adu-Kumi, Director, Chemicals Control and Management Centre/Registrar of Pesticides, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Tuesday called for public education on the Minamata Convention on Mercury, to protect the health of the people.
'Awareness and education of the public and sensitisation of decision makers is key for the successful implementation of the Minamata Convention in Ghana,' Dr Adu-Kumi stated at a Stakeholder Engagement Workshop for the Health Sector on the Minamata Convention in Accra.
The Minamata Convention on Mercury is a global treaty to protect human health and the environment from the adverse effects of mercury.
The Convention, which was adopted by the Conference of Plenipotentiaries held in Minamata and Kumamoto, Japan, in 2013, focuses on limiting and ultimate phasing-out of mercury and mercury related/containing products from all sectors.
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