Ifedayo Adetifa: 8 Things To Know About New NCDC Boss
Afnews Editor
Sep 06, 2021
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Dr Ifedayo Morayo Adetifa as the new Director General of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
READ ALSO: SAD! How Nicki Minaj's father was killed in a hit and run accident | READ DETAILS
Adetifa will take over from Chikwe Ihekweazu, who has been given an appointment at the World Health Organisation (WHO).
READ ALSO: REVEALED: How Common House Rats Can Kill - Shocking Truth Behind Silent Deaths in Nigerian Homes
Educational Background
Dr Ifedayo Morayo Adetifa obtained his medical degree at the University of Ilorin, Kwara State and trained in Paediatrics and Child Health at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital.
READ ALSO: Abia Leads National Debt Cure: How Otti Slashed Domestic Debt by 57% in Just 12 Months
West Africa College of Physicians and Paediatrics fellow
READ ALSO: Biden Caught In Slip Of Tongue Situation Again, Refers To Harris As President | DETAILS
He received the Fellowship of the West Africa College of Physicians in Paediatrics in 2005.
READ ALSO: How Ex-Minister Wakil, Others, Shared N450m 2015 Election Bribe - EFCC Witness
Netherland-Trained Epidemiologist
READ ALSO: JUST IN: Emperor Regains Freedom After Months Of Incarceration
The NCDC new boss studied Epidemiology at the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, where he bagged his MSC and PhD.
Associate Professor
READ ALSO: How a Nigerian Professor's AI System Could Predict Depression Before Symptoms Emerge
Until his appointment Dr Ifedayo Morayo Adetifa was an Associate Professor of Infectious Diseases Epidemiology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
READ ALSO: Abia APC: Ikpeazu didn't sponsor me in 2019 APC gov poll - Nwosu
Research interests
READ ALSO: Jim Iyke Sparks Outrage: "Doctors Are Trained Not to Heal - Sickness Is Their BusinessÔÇØ
Adetifa's research interests are in vaccine impact/effectiveness studies, innovative approaches/surveillance tools for monitoring vaccination, Tuberculosis Epidemiology, and evidence synthesis including systematic reviews.
MRC/DFID African Research Leader Fellowship
READ ALSO: SAD! How Nicki Minaj's father was killed in a hit and run accident | READ DETAILS
In 2018 he was awarded the MRC/DFID African Research Leader Fellowship. He also a member of the Kenyan National Immunisation Coordinating Committee and a member of the World Health Organisation, Africa Region's (WHO-AFRO) Regional Immunisation Technical Advisory Group.
READ ALSO: REVEALED: How Common House Rats Can Kill - Shocking Truth Behind Silent Deaths in Nigerian Homes
Overseas service
Dr Ifedayo Morayo Adetifa served overseas as a Clinical Epidemiologist at the KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme, Kiliufi, Kenya.
READ ALSO: Abia Leads National Debt Cure: How Otti Slashed Domestic Debt by 57% in Just 12 Months
Vaccine roles
READ ALSO: Biden Caught In Slip Of Tongue Situation Again, Refers To Harris As President | DETAILS
Dr Ifedayo Morayo Adetifa vaccine policy advisory roles include membership of the Kenyan National Immunisation Coordination Committee, the WHO AFRO Regional Immunisation Technical Advisory Group (RITAG), the Advisory Group of the WHO Malaria Vaccine Implementation Programme, and the WHO Technical Advisory Group on RSV vaccines.
Related Stories
How Nonchalant Attitude at Federal Medical Centre Umuahia Is Turning Accident Victims Into Casualties - Shocking Findings Emerge
How a Nigerian Professor's AI System Could Predict Depression Before Symptoms Emerge
Jim Iyke Sparks Outrage: "Doctors Are Trained Not to Heal - Sickness Is Their BusinessÔÇØ
Why Nigeria Must Declare a State of Emergency on Malaria - Hon. Amobi Ogah Reveals at National Retreat
'Buhari Died In London Hospital After Promising Nigerians Quality Healthcare' - Activist Adetoun Attacks Late Ex President
REVEALED: How Common House Rats Can Kill - Shocking Truth Behind Silent Deaths in Nigerian Homes
""
— Afnews Editor