Ihekweazu’s WHO appointment most fitting ---Uzodimma
(Nigeria) Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has lauded the
appointment of Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, the Director General of Nigeria Centre for
Disease Control, NCDC, as the Assistant Director-General of the World Health
Organisation, WHO, in charge of Health Emergency Intelligence as most fitting.
The governor said he was not surprised over Dr Ihekweazu’s
appointment because he demonstrated capacity and exhibited professional
competence as DG of NCDC.
The WHO Director-General, Dr Tedios on Tuesday announced
that Dr Ihekweazu will, effective November 1, 2021, work as Assistant
Director-General of the WHO in charge of Health Emergency Intelligence,
including leading the global health organization’s Hub for Pandemic and
Epidemic Intelligence in Berlin.
A statement by Oguwike Nwachuku, Chief Press Secretary/Media
Adviser to Governor Uzodimma, Wednesday, said Dr Ihekweazu is one of Imo
State’s best and brightest and that the State is proud to be part of the human
capital contributing towards the wellbeing of the global family.
Governor Hope Uzodimma reiterated that Dr. Ihekweazu’s pick
is fundamental because it will help to further bring Imo State into global
focus, particularly Amaigbo in Nwangele Local Government Area of the State
where the NCDC DG hails from.
The governor, therefore, urged Dr Ihekweazu to continue to
do the state proud the way he knows how best, assuring him of the support of
the government and good people of Imo State to ensure that his outing at the
WHO is exemplary.
Dr Ihekweazu, a graduate of the College of Medicine
University of Nigeria with a Master in Public Health, MPH, from the
Heinrich-Heine University Dusseldorf, Germany, was appointed DG of NCDC by President
Muhammadu Buhari in 2016.
He was at a time acting Director of the West Africa Regional Centre for Disease Control and is widely published in medical peer-review journals.
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