Obi Peter Adigwe
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== Career == |
== Career == |
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Obi Adigwe started his career as a pharmacist at the [[National Assembly (Nigeria)|National Assembly]]'s Pharmacy Department, FCT, Abuja Nigeria, in 2005 and remained there till 2007. He proceeded to become the Senior Project Officer at the Pharmacy Department Unit at [[University of Leeds]], United Kingdom, from 2010 to 2012.{{Cite web |title= Obi Peter Adigwe Profile – HSJ for Healthcare Leaders |url= https://www.hsj.co.uk/obi-peter-adigwe/1202711.bio |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=hsj.co.uk}} |
Obi Adigwe started his career as a pharmacist at the [[National Assembly (Nigeria)|National Assembly]]'s Pharmacy Department, FCT, Abuja Nigeria, in 2005 and remained there till 2007. He proceeded to become the Senior Project Officer at the Pharmacy Department Unit at [[University of Leeds]], United Kingdom, from 2010 to 2012.{{Cite web |title= Obi Peter Adigwe Profile – HSJ for Healthcare Leaders |url= https://www.hsj.co.uk/obi-peter-adigwe/1202711.bio |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=hsj.co.uk}} From 2012 to 2015, he was the head of the Health Policy Research and Development Unit at the [[National Assembly (Nigeria)|National Assembly]] (NASS), FCT, Abuja, Nigeria, where he formulated research and development strategies across multiple policy areas and also authored write-ups to disseminate findings from research projects. |
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From 2012 to 2015, he was the head of the Health Policy Research and Development Unit at the [[National Assembly (Nigeria)|National Assembly]] (NASS), FCT, Abuja, Nigeria, where he formulated research and development strategies across multiple policy areas and also authored write-ups to disseminate findings from research projects. |
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On 14 June 2022, Adigwe was reappointed as the Director General of [[National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development]] (NIPRD).{{Cite news |title=FG Appoints Adigwe NIPRD Director General – INDEPENDENTNG |url= https://independent.ng/fg-appoints-adigwe-niprd-director-general/ |location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2023-06-15 |newspaper=[[Independent (Nigeria)|Independent]]}} |
On 14 June 2022, Adigwe was reappointed as the Director General of [[National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development]] (NIPRD).{{Cite news |title=FG Appoints Adigwe NIPRD Director General – INDEPENDENTNG |url= https://independent.ng/fg-appoints-adigwe-niprd-director-general/ |location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2023-06-15 |newspaper=[[Independent (Nigeria)|Independent]]}} Adigwe has mentored over 80 PhD and MSc candidates, and 100 Pharmacists. Adigwe has more than 82 scientific presentations. He chaired and contributed to the COVID-19 pandemic response, by providing an internationally acclaimed analysis that was recognized by the Nigerian Government and positioned the country on the Madagascan Covid Organics preparation.{{Cite news |title=Interview - How NIPRD is supporting Nigeria's fight against covid-19 – Premiumtimesng |url= https://www.premiumtimesng.com/health/health-features/435877-interview-how-niprd-is-supporting-nigerias-fight-against-covid-19-dg.html?tztc=1 |access-date=2023-06-15 |newspaper=[[Premium Times]]}} |
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Adigwe has mentored over 80 PhD and MSc candidates, and 100 Pharmacists. Adigwe has more than 82 scientific presentations. He chaired and contributed to the COVID-19 pandemic response, by providing an internationally acclaimed analysis that was recognized by the Nigerian Government and positioned the country on the Madagascan Covid Organics preparation.{{Cite news |title=Interview - How NIPRD is supporting Nigeria's fight against covid-19 – Premiumtimesng |url= https://www.premiumtimesng.com/health/health-features/435877-interview-how-niprd-is-supporting-nigerias-fight-against-covid-19-dg.html?tztc=1 |access-date=2023-06-15 |newspaper=[[Premium Times]]}} |
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