Speaker
Description
Aliyu, A.
Umar Suleiman college of education Gashu'a Yobe state Nigeria
abstat82@gmail.com
Track: Sustainability and the Future
This study examined the role of health economics in science education forsustainable development and the challenges faced by Nigerian college ofEducation in achieving Sustainable Development Goal 3 (Good Health andWell-being). The paper explored common misconceptions about scienceeducation as well as its benefits. It further recommended that thegovernment should equip research institution with adequate scientificfacilities and resource to enable Nigerian scientists to conduct effectiveresearch that contributes to National economic development. The paper alsoexplored common misconceptions about science education as well as itsbenefits. The work addressed the relevance of science education to theSustainable Development Goals (SDGs 3) in Nigeria. The sustainabledevelopment goal is a transformative plan of a Nation towards improving itseconomy, social and environmental systems. Out of the ten (10) sustainabledevelopment goals identified in this paper, it discussed five (5) of them thatare relevant to science exhaustively. These include; hunger and food security,quality education, good health services, provision of clean water andsanitation among others. The implication to National development of thesustainable development goals was also stressed. The data showed thatabout one in eight people still lived in extreme poverty global, nearly 800million people suffered from hunger, the birth of nearly quarter of childrenunder 5 had not been recorded (Ban, 2016). According to Ban, about onemillion people were living without electricity and water scarcity affected morethan two million people. The goals apply to all society, even the wealthiestcountries have yet to fully empower or eliminate discrimination. Theprevailing culture (religious beliefs and myths) of any society greatlyimpinges on how science is perceived and practiced in that society (Enema,2004).