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Ngu Victor Anomah

Ngu Victor Anomah was elected as an AAS Fellow in 2006. As a fellow, Ngu Victor Anomah contributes to the development of the Academy's strategic direction through participation in AAS activities and governance structures. This gears the Academy's vision of transforming African lives through science.

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Ngu Victor Anomah

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Country

Cameroon

Year Elected

2006

Fellow Type

Fellow

Discipline

Medical & Health Sciences

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Ngu Victor Anomah

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Country

Cameroon

Year Elected

2006

Fellow Type

Fellow

Discipline

Medical & Health Sciences

Biography

This fellow is deceased. The information provided are based on historical records and may not reflect recent developments.

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Victor Anomah Ngu was a Cameroonian professor, researcher and one-time Minister of Public Health. The Professor became famous after inventing VANHIVAX (see Lachenal 2017), a vaccine he affirmed is an immunological solution in the treatment of HIV/AIDS. After passing his Secondary school days at the prestigious St. Joseph's College, Sasse, Buea Cameroon; he moved to the University of Ibadan (1948–1950), St Mary’s Hospital Medical School and the University of London (1951–1954). Professor of Surgery, University of Ibadan (1965–1971); Professor of Surgery, Université de Yaoundé (1971–1974); Vice Chancellor, Université de Yaoundé (1974–1982); President of the Association of African Universities (1981–1982); Minister of Public Health, Government of Cameroon (1984–1988); Director of the Cancer Research Laboratory, Université de Yaoundé (1984 - ); Founder - Hope Clinic Cameroon (1991). He died at the Yaoundé University Teaching Hospital, CHU, after a protracted illness on 14 June 2011   Biography courtesy of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Anomah_Ngu