President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, appointed Dr Ifedayo Morayo Adetifa as the new Director General of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
Adetifa will take over from Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, who has been given an appointment at the World Health Organisation (WHO).
A letter signed by WHO Director-General, Tedros Ghebreyesus, said Ihekweazu was appointed an assistant Director-General of WHO, in charge of health emergency intelligence at the global health organisation.
Adetifa the new DG, obtained his medical degree at the University of Ilorin, Kwara State and trained in Paediatrics and Child Health at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital.
The new NCDC DG, also studied Epidemiology at the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, where he bagged his MSC and PhD.
Until his appointment, Dr Ifedayo Morayo Adetifa was an Associate Professor of Infectious Diseases Epidemiology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
