Onyebuchi Chukwu

Onyebuchi Chukwu (born 22 April 1962) is a Nigerian politician. He was the former Minister of Health.[1]

Prof.

Onyebuchi Chukwu
Minister of Health
In office
April 27, 2010  October 20, 2014
Preceded byProfessor Babatunde Osotimehin
Succeeded byDr. Khaliru Alhassan
ConstituencyAfikpo North
Personal details
Born (1962-04-22) 22 April 1962
Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria
NationalityNigerian
Spouse(s)Mrs.Osinachi Buchi-Chukwu
ChildrenChinyere, Ezeogo, Amarachi, Chinedu
Alma materUniversity of Lagos
ProfessionOrthopedic and Trauma Surgeon
CommitteesEBOLA eradication 2014
Websitewww.onyebuchichukwu.net

Early life and education

Chukwu was born in Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria. After attending the Federal Government College, Sokoto, Chukwu trained as a medical doctor at the College of Medicine of the University of Lagos, graduating in 1986.[2] Subsequently, he obtained post-graduate qualification in orthopaedic surgery from the West African Postgraduate of Medical College.[3]

Academic career

He is a Fellow of the West African College of Surgeons and a Fellow of the International College of Surgeons. He is an International Affiliate and a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and a member of the Societe Internationale de Chirurgie Orthopedique et de Traumatologie (SICOT).

He was the Chief Medical Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Ebonyi State University Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki (2003–2008). In 2007, he was appointed Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Ebonyi State University Abakaliki Nigeria and visiting Professor of Surgery at the University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus in 2010.

C. O. Onyebuchi Chukwu was the former Nigerian Minister of Health that led the hugely successful fight against the Ebola Virus Disease outbreak in Nigeria. He is a fellow of both the West African and the International College of Surgeons and a member of the Board of Partnership for Maternal Newborn and Child Health.[4] Currently, he is the Chairman of the Country Coordinating Mechanism (Nigeria) of the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GAFTM) and the West and Central African Constituency representative on the Board of the GAFTM; as well as the Chairman of the Bureau of Ministers of Health of the African Union (CAMH6).[5]

Political career

Onyebuchi Chukwu was first appointed Minister of Health of the Federal Republic of Nigeria by Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, in April 2010 and re-appointed in June 2011. As Minister of Health of Nigeria, he has championed the Transformation Agenda of the President in the health sector with considerable success.[6] He ensured the approval of the National Strategic Health Development Plan (NSHDP) by the Federal Executive Council and the signing of the International Health Partnership (IHP+) compact securing partners’ commitment to the implementation of the plan.[7] He later resigned in October 2014, to run as a candidate for the Governorship of Ebonyi state, Nigeria

During his term, Guinea Worm Disease was eradicated in Nigeria for which the WHO in December 2013 certificated Nigeria as a Guinea Worm Free country.[8] It was also during his term that Nigeria was declared Ebola-free by WHO Regional Office for Africa after a successful fight against the virus disease outbreak in the country.[9]

References

  1. Victoria Ojeme (Vanguard) (2013-01-29). "Nigeria: Chinese Govt Hands Over U.S.$12.5 Million Hospital to Nigeria". allafrica.com. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
  2. "Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu (Profile)". Afikpo. Retrieved 2019-01-01.
  3. Admin. "Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu (Profile)". Afikpo Online. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  4. Africa, GE. "The Nigerian Federal Ministry of Health, United States Agency for International Development and GE Healthcare Sign Innovative $20 Million Partnership at the World Economic Forum to Reduce Preventable Child-Maternal Deaths in Nigeria". All Africa. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  5. "Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu (Profile)". Afikpo. Retrieved 2019-01-01.
  6. "EBOLA INTERVENTION: SABINEWS SALUTES THE MINISTER OF HEALTH". 1st for Credible News. 2014-08-15. Retrieved 2019-05-25.
  7. "MID-TERM REPORT OF ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE DR. GOODLUCK EBELE JONATHAN'S ADMINISTRATION" (PDF). Nairametrics.
  8. McNeil, Donald (2009-12-07). "Campaign to Eradicate Guinea Worm in Hard-Hit Nigeria May Have Worked". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  9. "WHO Declares Nigeria Ebola-Free". World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
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