Archives Tag: Chikwe Ihekweazu
Nigeria’s Chikwe Ihekweazu Bags WHO Appointment
April 19, 2022
The director-general of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Chikwe Ihekweazu, has bagged an international appointment as an assistant director-general at the World Health Organization (WHO). Read more about Health Ihekweazu’s appointment was made public in an official letter addressed to him by the director-general of the WHO, Tedros Ghebreyesus, on Wednesday, September … Continue reading Nigeria’s Chikwe Ihekweazu Bags WHO Appointment
By ugo-chinedu
Covid- 19: The Journey Ends Here
April 19, 2022
The Corona Virus for every reason made available to time has made history. That recent human history has never been this troubled by the widespread and panic-inducing effect of a pandemic of this magnitude. The world will forever remember this era with nostalgic grief for many years to come. The pandemic tells the story … Continue reading Covid- 19: The Journey Ends Here
By evans-ufeli
Men You Should Know: Chikwe Ihekweazu
April 19, 2022
Chikwe Ihekweazu is a Nigerian epidemiologist and public health physician. He was appointed the Chief Executive Officer of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on 15 August 2016 by President Muhammadu Buhari. Read more about NCDC Background and Career Dr Ihekweazu was born to a Nigerian-German parents. His father is a Nigerian doctor and the … Continue reading Men You Should Know: Chikwe Ihekweazu
By jeremiah
How stuff works: How NCDC Works
April 19, 2022
What is the NCDC and what do they do? The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control is the premier and foremost public health institute in the mold of institutes like it around the world. The institution’s main goal is to protect public health and safety through the control and prevention of communicable diseases in Nigeria. The agency was … Continue reading How stuff works: How NCDC Works
By david-okwara
What You Should Know About The NCDC
April 19, 2022
Every country has a national public health agency tasked with detecting and responding to new health threats. In the time of a disease outbreak, this agency plays a major role in providing up-to-date information and safeguarding public health through the control and prevention of the spread of the disease. This makes it the agency to … Continue reading What You Should Know About The NCDC
