Thank you Sir Chikwe Ihekweazu for urging us to inspire the young generation,It is a privilege to work under your #mentorship/#leaderadership and an enabling environment NCDC,We are indebted to creating a lasting legacy and making an impact to National Development #WeKeepPushing

A thread: Why Africa needs ownership of its health security 👇🏾 Despite Africa CDC recording 10000 monkeypox cases & 600 deaths in 2 yrs (20/21), World Health Organization (WHO) stockpiled vaccines were only mobilised when monkeypox was identified in far fewer cases and no deaths in rich countries in 2022

Great to run into my former colleagues from Nigeria Dr Everistus Chijioke Aniaku Dr. Assad Hassan & Dr. M. M. Saleh at CDC campus last week Working with NCDC in various capacities, they’re part of the Public Health Emergency Management Fellowship that has supported capacity for EOCs across Africa

#ICYMI: I've released the strategic direction for PEPFAR. This is the 5x3 Strategic Approach with the program's 5 pillars and 3 enablers. 🔗bit.ly/3fcq7Ux

Jose Mourinho wants FIFA to prevent African players from representing countries other than their country of origin. He thinks such a rule would help African countries win the World Cup. 🏆

Excited to share the latest issue of our #WHOPandemicHub newsletter!   Click👇🏾 for:   ➡️ #WHS2022 recap ➡️ New initiative reveal at #UNGA ➡️ Updates on existing projects ➡️ Register for upcoming events ➡️ My notes on the past 2 months   pandemicandepidemicintel.substack.com/p/latest-from-…

Announcement: #VirchowPrize2022 laureate John Nkengasong dedicates €500,000 prize endowment to AFENETAfrica, targeting health inequities in vulnerable populations Press release bit.ly/3XqiawI Discover AFENET's important work towards #HealthForAll bit.ly/3EQqWgv

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo yesterday declared open the Presidential Healthcare Reform Retreat at the NIA HQ, Abuja.

I attended a reward ceremony for health workers of the Kebbi state cervical cancer control program which I Chair. 3 winning facilities received cash prizes. I am delighted our state insurance Kebbi Contributory Healthcare Management Agency will provide screening in basic packages. #UHC #CervicalCancerAwarenessMonth

Job Opportunity at WAHO RCSDC to strengthen field epidemiology workforce in Ecowas - Cedeao WAHO | OOAS ECOWAS Centre for Surveillance and Disease Control LOKOSSOU Kuassi Virgil afenet.net/wp-content/upl… afenet.net/wp-content/upl… afenet.net/wp-content/upl…

I've never in my life seen the level of destruction as I did on the road from Aleppo to Damascus. Skeletons of houses. Almost no people in sight. Over a decade of war has taken an unimaginable toll. Syrians need our support now and in years to come to rebuild their lives.

🥁 Our latest inductee to the Premier League Hall of Fame… It’s a special entry, Gooners 🙌 🏆 One gold trophy ❤️ One Arsene Wenger

🎶 One Arsène Wenger 🎶

Do you agree with Alan Smith? 🤔🏟️

𝙒𝙚 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙖𝙣 𝙞𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙝𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙣 𝙘𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚. 𝙄𝙩’𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙧𝙩𝙮 𝙙𝙖𝙮𝙨. 𝙀𝙣𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙞𝙨 𝙚𝙣𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝. 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙥 𝙣𝙤𝙬. Heads of 18 UN agencies & NGOs issue a joint statement on #Gaza.

The new #100DaysMission report highlights the importance of coordination & collaboration as we seek to strengthen pandemic preparedness 
Great seeing the work of the #WHOPandemicHub to implement #CollaborativeSurveillance with Member States 
Read here: bit.ly/3rd_100DM_repo…

Announcement: Appointment of Dr. Zainab Shinkafi Bagudu I am pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. (Mrs.) Zainab Shinkafi Bagudu Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu as the Senior Advisor on Women’s Health and Cancer Advocacy to the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare Federal Ministry of Health, NIGERIA. Dr.

JUST IN: The Nigerian Air Force has airlifted hundreds of Junior Airmen and Junior Airwomen from the Air Force Military School and Air Force Girls Military School in Jos to various destinations across the country.