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Former Enugu SSG kidnapped, UNN students reclaim their freedom

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Doctors Say Canada's Health System Is Not Ready For New Reality Montreal family doctor Claudel Petrin-Desrosiers sees climate change as an all-encompassing risk amplifier. Céline says it raises the potential for hazard across the board, from threatening basic health determinants, like air quality and access to water and food, to tick-borne Lyme disease and exacerbating seasonal allergies. President of the Quebec chapter of the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment, Petrin-Desrosiers, is among the group of doctors who say the health-care system of Canada is not prepared for the worsening effects of climate change. Finola Hackett, a locum physician who works in rural communities across southern Alberta, said to ignore the climate crisis concerning health is going to be very expensive, not just in terms of dollars, but also in lives. He said acting now has the potential of saving lives. Petrin-Desrosiers said, "that is motivating enough for us to do the work.” Petrin-Desrosiers and Hackett are the lead co-authors of a policy brief on Canada that was released last week alongside a global report produced by the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change, which is published by the Lancet medical journal. The Lancet report underscores the health risks of global heating, taking the heat dome that settled over British Columbia in summer of 2021 as an example. The peer-reviewed report says the heat dome, which caused over 600 deaths in B.C, would not have been possible without the influence of climate change. The Canadian policy brief says the health-care system has the potential to increase resilience to an extreme heat such as this and other climate-related health risks. But it is far from ready, especially given the COVID-19 pandemic. It says heat waves may likely increase the number of emergency room visits by 10-15 percent, further straining health-care capacity and reducing quality of care. Both Petrin-Desrosiers and Hackett said they’re also concerned of the effects of climate change on mental health, seeing evidence of increasing post-traumatic stress disorder following extreme weather events, like flooding. Petrin-Desrosiers said that is worrying because access to mental health care in the public system is lacking, with long waiting lists all over the country. Health Canada’s assessment of climate change and health published earlier this year says global heating is affecting the health of Canadians already, and will continue to result in illness, injury, and death without taking action.
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Former Enugu State Government Secretary, SSG Dr. Dan Shere, has been released by his kidnappers. A number of University of Nigeria Nsukka, UNN, students who were kidnapped along the Ugwogo/Opi by-pass were also released.

Shere, along with other road users and passengers, was kidnapped on Thursday.

Former Enugu SSG kidnapped, UNN students reclaim their freedom

However, Shere and the other captives were released on Saturday evening, causing excitement throughout the state’s Nsukka Local Government Area. Residents flocked to his Opi home to celebrate his release.

Recall that Enugu State Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi visited the scene of the incident on Friday and issued orders to clear the entire bush with immediate effect.It is still unknown how much money was paid to secure his release.

The Enugu State Government, on the other hand, moved bulldozers into the area Saturday morning, clearing the dense forest.

Some prominent Enugu residents have accused soldiers and police officers of orchestrating the kidnappings along the Ugwogo/Opi highway.

They demanded the transfer of the General Officer Commanding 82 Division Enugu, the Commissioner of Police, and the Director of the Department of State Security, DSS.

They also demanded that all security personnel on duty at the time of the incidents be investigated.

All attempts to obtain a response from Enugu State police command spokesman Daniel Ndukwe were futile because he refused to respond to to messages sent to him many hours before filing the report.

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