About the Authors

Chikwe Ihekweazu

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – original draft

chikwe.ihekweazu@gmail.com

Affiliation World Health Organization, Berlin, Germany

Ifedayo Morayo Adetifa

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Abuja, Nigeria

Competing Interests

We have read the journal’s policy and the authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: CI and IMA are past and current Directors-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. CI is the pioneer Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, and led the agency between August 2016 and October 2021. IMA is an Academic Editor for PLOS Global Public Health.