Chikwe Ihekweazu

How to stay safe and prevent spread of Ebola as Guinea declares new outbreak – Chikwe Ihekweazu

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) is aware of the declaration of an Ebola…

NCDC Covid-19
COVID-19: How to celebrate responsibly and save lives during the yuletide season – Chikwe Ihekweazu

In response to the increase in cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), and poor adherence to…

Prof Akin Abayomi, Lagos State Commissioner for Health
Prof Akin Abayomi: One of the unseen hands fighting COVID-19 in Nigeria

You could call it a coincidence or a confirmation of the level of intelligence and…

Chikwe Ihekweazu
NCDC DG, Chikwe Ihekweazu, explains difference between treatment of malaria and COVID-19 

  Following the flurry of reports linking malaria with COVID-19, the Director General of the Nigeria…

“Why we don’t release COVID-19 test result to patients” – NCDC DG, Chikwe Ihekweazu

  The Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu…

How NCDC’s ‘depleted test kits’ may hamper Nigeria’s fight against COVID-19

With just about 11,000 tests conducted so far, most people have been expecting a ramp-up in the COVID-19 test, but the shortage of test kits seems to have slowed down the pace.

NCDC lists what each state got from Jack Ma’s COVID-19 prevention and control materials

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC), the government agency at the front line of…

What you need to know about the first case of Coronavirus in Nigeria

The unpreparedness that almost caused catastrophe during the Ebola outbreak of 2014 informed the decision of the government to act ahead of time.