EHA (WA) to host the 2024 Environmental Health World Congress

PERTH, Australia - Aug. 21, 2022 - PRLog -- Environmental Health Australia (WA) Inc have officially been awarded the rights to host the 17^th World Congress on Environmental Health (WCEH) in Perth 2024.

The council members of the International Federation of Environmental Health (organisers of the WCEH) voted yesterday at the 16^th WCEH in Kuala Lumpur to support the bid by EHA (WA) Inc to hold the next congress in Perth from the 20^th to 25^th of May 2024.

"We've been working towards this for some time and we're so pleased to have had our bid approved for the 2024 World Congress," said EHA (WA) Inc President, Vic Andrich.

"It's a great opportunity to welcome Environmental Health Professionals from around the world to Perth and we're honoured to have been selected as hosts."

The WCEH is a bi-annual event that is held with the purpose of providing a forum for Environmental Health Practitioners to discuss and tackle challenges and problems faced in the environmental health sector around the world.

"EHA National fully support the bid by EHA (WA) Inc to host the 2024 World Congress and think it's a great opportunity to promote environmental health in Australia on a global platform," Said EHA President, Philip Swain.

Environmental Health Australia is committed to the enhancement of environmental health standards and services to the community through advocacy, promotion, education and leadership.

https://www.eh.org.au/documents/item/1275

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