Dr Chikwe Andreas Ihekweazu

Both the coordinator of the Covid-19 task force Sani Aliyu and the director of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control Chikwe Ihekweazu have been highly effective in managing the risk where hospital capacity and critical care are extremely limited...

The first is director of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Chikwe Ihekweazu who led the country's successful management of the Ebola crisis in 2014 and now heads the team of health professionals on the task force in Abuja set to tackle the pandemic (AC Vol 61 No 6 Avoiding the nightmare)...

Chikwe Ihekweazu who heads the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control...

Lauded for its handling of the 2014 Ebola crisis the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) led by Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu is working hard on contact-tracing and setting up coronavirus testing labs around the country...

Despite the lower numbers of people infected by the coronavirus in the region Chikwe Ihekweazu head of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control warns of the need for rapid action now...