Chikwe Ihekweazu

Ihekweazu: Building NCDC’s Biomedical Engineering Team Was Crucial for Covid-19 Pandemic Response

“The first biomedical engineering team at NCDC was set up and became the most in-demand team during my tenure,” said…

4 months ago

Nigeria’s Disease Control Chief Ihekweazu Named WHO Assistant DG

Nigeria’s Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu has been appointed Assistant Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) in charge of Health Emergency…

3 years ago

Nigeria to Arrest, Prosecute Travellers With Fake Covid Test Results

The Nigerian government has said it will ensure the arrest and prosecution of travellers found to be in possession of…

4 years ago

Covid-19 Triggered Rapid Investment in Nigeria’s Health Security, Disease Control Boss Says

Exactly one year after Nigeria recorded its Covid-19 index case, Nigeria’s federal government on Friday stated that the pandemic had…

4 years ago

Covid Vaccines :We Have to Work with the Country We Have, Not the One We Wish We Had, Nigeria’s Disease Control Boss, Ihekweazu Says

As Nigeria prepares to receive its first batch of the Covid-19 vaccines, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has…

4 years ago

Survey Suggests Covid Infection in Lagos May Top Africa’s Official Total

Four million people in Lagos State alone, Nigeria's commercial capital have had the coronavirus - more than has been officially recorded…

4 years ago