Opere stated this as part of her recommendations
as the Lecturer of the 90th inaugural lecture of the Lagos State University
(LASU)
She said "The government should put in place
measures to safely dispose of antimicrobial waste from food, human health and
animal health systems and manufacturing facilities."
The theme of the lecture which took place at the
Buba Marwa Auditorium of the institutions main campus at Ojo, on Tuesday,
August 1, 2023, was 'Microbes in the environment: Unseen Femmes Fatales and
Virtuous Saviours.'
Other recommendations by the erudite professor
include Regular sanitation using chemical cleaners which is important in
prevention of pathogenic microbes from contaminating telephones and computers
and should be done periodically in companies, banks and institutions.
She further advocated the need to strengthen
one-health action plans surveillance and monitoring of antimicrobial resistance
(AMR) and antimicrobial consumption in the environment.
Other recommendations include reduction in the
amount of antimicrobial waste entering the environment, farms, hospitals and
other sources.
And also increasing agricultural production in a
more economically and environmentally sustainable way, "There is need to
use fewer chemical fertilizer and increase plant tolerance to abiotic stress.
The use of Plant Growth-promoting Microorganisms (PGPM) is a potentially
advantageous technique for improving crop productivity, food quality and
security in a more sustainable and eco-friendly agricultural system."
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