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 Medical College.[2]
Chukwu was the Minister of Health who led Nigeria's successful fight against the Ebola virus disease outbreak. He is a member of the Board of the Partnership for Maternal,Newborn and Child Health.[3] He served as the Chairman of the Country Coordinating Mechanism (Nigeria) of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS,Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM),the West and Central African Constituency Representative on the Board of the GFATM;and the Chairman of the Bureau of Ministers of Health of the African Union (CAMH6).[2]
Political career
Chukwu was first appointed Minister of Health of the Federal Republic of Nigeria by President Goodluck Jonathan,in April 2010 and re-appointed in June 2011. As Minister of Health,he championed the transformation agenda of the president in the health sector with considerable success.[4] 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.[5] 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,and in December 2013,the WHO certified Nigeria as a Guinea worm-free country.[6] It was also during his term that Nigeria was declared Ebola-free by WHO Regional Office for Africa,following a successful response to the Ebola virus outbreak in the country.[7]
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