Agozie Chukwunedum Ubesie | |
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| Born | 4 September 1970 Achi, Oji River, Enugu, Nigeria |
| Education | University of Nigeria (MBBS) University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (FMCPaed.) University of Liverpool (MPH) |
Agozie Chukwunedum Ubesie is a professor of pediatrics in the department of Paediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital.[1][2]
Career[edit]
Ubesie is the coordinator of the Comprehensive Paediatric HIV and AIDS Management (COMPHAM) Research Group of the University of Nigeria, focused on understanding the peculiarities of paediatric HIV and AIDS in Africa.[3] As a Paediatrics Consultant, he is affiliated to the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and the Griggs Specialist Hospital, Lagos, and he is known for researches on micro-nutrient deficiencies.[4][5]
Agozie is the secretary of the Faculty of Paediatrics, National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria.[6] He is a Fellow of the West African College of Physicians, and he won the 2015 best academic staff award of the University of Nigeria.[7]
On 28 September 2023, at the Moot Court Hall of the University of Nigeria Enugu Campus, Ubesie delivered the 191st Inaugural Lecture of the University of Nigeria entitled, The Burden of Childhood Malnutrition and the Bane of a Developing Economy: Breaking the Barriers to Ending a Cycle.[8][9][10][11][12][13]
References[edit]
- ^ The University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu (2020). "Department of Paediatrics". unth.edu.ng. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
- ^ SCISPACE (October 27, 2023). "Agozie C Ubesie". SCISPACE.
- ^ University of Nigeria (2023). "Comprehensive Paediatrics HIV and AIDS Management (COMPHAM) Research Group". University of Nigeria website. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
- ^ "About Us". Griggs Specialist Hospital Website. October 27, 2023.
- ^ "Agozie Ubesie". Walsh Medical Media. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
- ^ National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria (October 27, 2023). "Faculty of Paediatrics". npmcn.edu.ng.
- ^ Nnaike, Uchechukwu (January 28, 2015). "UNN VC Restates Commitment to Excellence at Medical School". This Day. p. 45.
- ^ Head Topics (October 5, 2023). "Nigeria: UNN Don Bemoans Inequity, Inequality in Malnutrition Cycle". AllAfrica. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
- ^ This Day (October 4, 2023). "UNN Don Bemoans Inequity, Inequality in Malnutrition Cycle". This Day. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
- ^ The Sun (October 8, 2023). "UNN Inaugural Lecture Series Boost to Learning, Academic Excellence-Prof. Ubesie". The Sun (Nigeria).
- ^ Njoku, Lawrence (October 5, 2023). "Proper Breastfeeding Can Save Over 820,000 Children Yearly, Says Don". The Guardian (Nigeria). Retrieved October 27, 2023.
- ^ Iremeka, Chijioke (October 5, 2023). "Initiating Breatfeeding Immediately after Birth May Save 820,000 Children". The Punch. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
- ^ Ilechukwu, Ben (October 4, 2023). "UNN Inaugural Lecture, Harvest of Intellectual Prowess- Prof. Ubesie". Shipping Day Live. Retrieved October 27, 2023.