Two of Africa's Covid experts are leaving the continent. Is this a brain drain or gain for Africa?
CNN
Two of Africa's Covid experts are clearing out their desks and counting the hours as they prepare to take up new roles offered to them overseas.
John Nkengasong, head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), has welcomed his September nomination to lead the US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), a position that, if confirmed by the US Senate, he would be the first African to hold.
Earlier the same month, Chikwe Ihekweazu, who currently heads the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) was appointed to lead the World Health Organization (WHO) Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence in the German capital Berlin, WHO said, with the Nigerian physician on course to assume his new position on November 1.