Chikwe Ihekweazu, the Assistant Director General at the World Health Organization (WHO), shared his reflections on the recent 78th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and its pivotal role in advancing global pandemic preparedness and response efforts. Apart from Nigozi Okonjo Iweala who was representing the World Trade Organisation (WTO) another Nigerian has been able to make the country proud and the continent.

In a historic moment, Ihekweazu attended his first United Nations General Assembly, where he proudly represented the World Health Organization as part of its delegation. The UNGA, held annually, included a High-Level Meeting on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness, and Response this year.

The highlight of this gathering was the unanimous approval by all 193 United Nations Member States of a crucial political declaration. This declaration underscores a collective commitment to enhance global readiness for future pandemics and reaffirms the vital role played by organizations like the WHO in tirelessly addressing health challenges around the clock.

Just four months ago, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Director-General of the WHO, declared an end to the COVID-19 pandemic as a public health emergency. However, the world continues to grapple with the aftermath of the pandemic, alongside increasingly complex and protracted health crises. The UNGA provided a platform to harness political momentum and reiterate the dedication to safeguarding the global population from health threats.

With the political commitment secured, the next imperative for WHO’s Member States is to implement the new pandemic instrument by May 2024. This instrument aims to establish a united global ecosystem that bolsters local, national, and regional health systems while emphasizing global trust and solidarity in delivering equitable and timely countermeasures.

The WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence is playing a pivotal role in transforming global surveillance and public health intelligence. Through collaborative surveillance, the WHO is enhancing the capacity and cooperation among diverse stakeholders in surveillance, transcending borders and sectors. The ultimate goal is to empower leaders with the ability to make rapid and flexible decisions through improved public health intelligence.

Recognizing the uniqueness of each country’s situation, collaborative surveillance underscores the importance of intentional collaboration. It is essential to work together across geographical boundaries, disciplines, and disease surveillance systems to foster regional and global cohesion for future health emergencies. At the core of this collaborative effort are national public health agencies, with statutory responsibility for surveillance in every country.

While the High-Level Meeting at UNGA23 marked a significant milestone, Ihekweazu emphasized that there is much work ahead. The global community remains committed to the continued pursuit of a safer and healthier world.

Chikwe Ihekweazu serves as the Assistant Director General at the World Health Organization (WHO).


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Nice one..

The day quota system would be eradicated in Nig civil service some people will find themselves in the farm instead of different offices they occupied today ....

The day there would be level playing ground in Nigeria in all sectors is the day Nigeria will regain her glory...

Let empty skulls keep having a field day in Nigeria, they should enjoy it while it lasts because a day of reckoning is coming and it's inevitable

So an igbo man is the assistant DG at WHO.
I remember how the man coordinated the battle against covid 19

Igbos dey try for international space, almost every global agency there are Igbo there, they thrive where Merit is the order of the day. Chikwe Ihekweazu is an Assistant Director General at the World Health Organization (WHO), leading the WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence. Prior to this, Dr Ihekweazu was the first Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and led the agency between July 2016 and October 2021.

kettykings:
So an igbo man is the assistant DG at WHO.
I remember how the man coordinated the battle against covid 19

OdogwuAnambra:
Igbos dey try for international space, almost every global agency there are Igbo there, they thrive where Merit is the order of the day. Chikwe Ihekweazu is an Assistant Director General at the World Health Organization (WHO), leading the WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence. Prior to this, Dr Ihekweazu was the first Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and led the agency between July 2016 and October 2021.

Stop all this buffonery abeg. Try not to pass on this habit to your nect generation. It sucks

Igbo amaka......

Na here we dey gidigba.. Stop playing.

Igbos making Nigeria proud all around the world .


What Nigeria needs right now is Igbo presidency since we've tried Hausa, Fulani, Yoruba and South south and they all failed. Let's try the Igbo presidency.

Wujio:




Stop all this buffonery abeg. Try not to pass on this habit to your nect generation. It sucks

what is the buffoonery that he stated the obvious ....

So why the anger bro ...take it easy ! Unless Nigeria starts appreciating the Igbo ..trust me this country will go no where

Deal with this bro

Wow
This really great dear

PrinceOfLagos:
Igbos making Nigeria proud all around the world .


What Nigeria needs right now is Igbo presidency since we've tried Hausa, Fulani, Yoruba and South south and they all failed. Let's try the Igbo presidency

exactly but it only a fools person that will do the same thing over and over and expect a different result

ariesbull:
what is the buffoonery that he stated the obvious ....

So why the anger bro ...take it easy ! Unless Nigeria starts appreciating the Igbo ..trust me this country will go no where

Deal with this bro

This mentality is why many igbo youths have been killed over the past nine years. Figen them false assurance of invicibility.

Contain yourself. The igbos are never more intelligent, hard working or industrous.


A creative human being is a creative human being. Plus, there are numerous Nigerians across all ethnic nationalities in various ooaces of authority across the world. Get rid of your disillusionment of self importance


You're not all that

Buhari really gave the Igbos opportunities o. This guy got the job because of his impressive performance as DG of center for disease control appointed by Buhari, thesame Buhari lobbied for Ngozi's appointment as WTO DG.

Wujio:



This mentality is why many igbo youths have been killed over the past nine years. Figen them false assurance of invicibility.

Contain yourself. The igbos are never more intelligent, hard working or industrous.


A creative human being is a creative human being. Plus, there are numerous Nigerians across all ethnic nationalities in various ooaces of authority across the world. Get rid of your disillusionment of self importance


You're not all that

and Moh'Bad was an Igbo youth that was killed right ?


Keep hating no go hustle

kokoA:
Buhari really gave the Igbos opportunities o. This guy got the job because of his impressive performance as DG of center for disease control appointed by Buhari, thesame Buhari lobbied for Ngozi's appointment as WTO DG.

Buhari gave Igbo which opportunity

An old clown that was busy with dots

ariesbull:
and Moh'Bad was an Igbo youth that was killed right ?


Keep hating no go hustle

Whatever. I'm comfortable.

ariesbull:
Buhari gave Igbo which opportunity

An old clown that was busy with dots

Be humble enough to admit that Buhari single handedly made Okonjo Iweala the DG of WTO.

Nigerian government under Buhari withdrew the candidacy of another Nigerian who already was a career technocrat with WTO, and replaced him with Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as Nigeria's candidate to compete against Egypt for the African nomination.

Okonjo-Iweala secured the African nomination to contest in the global race that she then won.

Be grateful and stay humble.

-His father was a Nigerian doctor and the mother, a German professor.

-They moved back to Nigeria in the early 1979s.

-His childhood was spent in the small university town of Nsukka where he obtained his foundational education; his secondary school education was obtained at the Federal Government College Enugu (FGCE) from 1983 to 1989.

-Ihekweazu holds an MBBS from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, a Diploma in Tropical Medicine from University of Heidelberg, Germany, a Masters in Public Health from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Germany, a Fellowship of the European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training as well as a Fellowship of the UK's Faculty of Public Health.

These children do not know that Nigerians presence in the international bodies was more in those days than today.

Find out about Igbo in International Court.

Find out about Yoruba in World Health Organization.

Indeed, in the dying days of colonialism, Africans were proud to welcome Nigerians to replace Europeans in the technical positions that were vacated out of spite.

Why are these Youths celebrating every job or position filled by Nigerians?

ariesbull:
what is the buffoonery that he stated the obvious ....

So why the anger bro ...take it easy ! Unless Nigeria starts appreciating the Igbo ..trust me this country will go no where

Deal with this bro

🤣🤣🤣

kokoA:
Buhari really gave the Igbos opportunities o. This guy got the job because of his impressive performance as DG of center for disease control appointed by Buhari, thesame Buhari lobbied for Ngozi's appointment as WTO DG.

ariesbull:
Buhari gave Igbo which opportunity

An old clown that was busy with dots

Throwback:


Be humble enough to admit that Buhari single handedly made Okonjo Iweala the DG of WTO.

Nigerian government under Buhari withdrew the candidacy of another Nigerian who already was a career technocrat with WTO, and replaced him with Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as Nigeria's candidate to compete against Egypt for the African nomination.

Okonjo-Iweala secured the African nomination to contest in the global race that she then won.

Be grateful and stay humble.

Put a smile on my face, she BEGS president.

kettykings:
So an igbo man is the assistant DG at WHO.
I remember how the man coordinated the battle against covid 19

This man and the Lagos State commissioner for health both kept a cool head during the covid pandemic when everyone else were loosing theirs!

Zupay:
-His father was a Nigerian doctor and the mother, a German professor.

-They moved back to Nigeria in the early 1979s.

-His childhood was spent in the small university town of Nsukka where he obtained his foundational education; his secondary school education was obtained at the Federal Government College Enugu (FGCE) from 1983 to 1989.

-Ihekweazu holds an MBBS from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, a Diploma in Tropical Medicine from University of Heidelberg, Germany, a Masters in Public Health from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Germany, a Fellowship of the European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training as well as a Fellowship of the UK's Faculty of Public Health.

He’s probably close friends with Chimamanda!

Wujio:



This mentality is why many igbo youths have been killed over the past nine years. Figen them false assurance of invicibility.

Contain yourself. The igbos are never more intelligent, hard working or industrous.


A creative human being is a creative human being. Plus, there are numerous Nigerians across all ethnic nationalities in various ooaces of authority across the world. Get rid of your disillusionment of self importance


You're not all that

Do yourself a favour and STFU!

He’s right in his assertion! Only thing i’d add is that it’s just a certain power-hungry and bigoted clique (found mostly in two ethnicities) that don’t appreciate Igbos’….not the entire country!

So na BUHARI be the CEO of WTO"

Throwback:


Be humble enough to admit that Buhari single handedly made Okonjo Iweala the DG of WTO.

Nigerian government under Buhari withdrew the candidacy of another Nigerian who already was a career technocrat with WTO, and replaced him with Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as Nigeria's candidate to compete against Egypt for the African nomination.

Okonjo-Iweala secured the African nomination to contest in the global race that she then won.

Be grateful and stay humble.

Which Nigerian was elected as the president International Court?
On March 11, 2018 the judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) selected as their president for the next three years Judge Chile Eboe-Osuji of Nigeria. Judge Eboe-Osuji was elected to the ICC in 2013 by the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute, which acts as the Charter for the Court.

banku:
These children do not know that Nigerians presence in the international bodies was more in those days than today.

Find out about Igbo in International Court.

Find out about Yoruba in World Health Organization.

Indeed, in the dying days of colonialism, Africans were proud to welcome Nigerians to replace Europeans in the technical positions that were vacated out of spite.

Why are these Youths celebrating every job or position filled by Nigerians?