Victor Anomah Ngu
Victor Anomah Ngu was a Cameroonian professor, researcher and one time Minister of Public Health.
The Professor became famous after inventing VANHIVAX, a vaccine he affirmed is an immunological solution in the treatment of HIV/AIDS.
He died at the Yaoundé University Teaching Hospital, CHU, after a protracted illness on 14 June 2011.Education
After passing his Secondary school days at the prestigious St. Joseph's College, Sasse, Buea Cameroon]; he moved to the University of Ibadan, St Mary’s Hospital Medical School and the University of London.Career
Professor of Surgery, University of Ibadan ; Professor of Surgery, Université de Yaoundé ; Vice Chancellor, Université de Yaoundé ; President of the Association of African Universities ; Minister of Public Health, Government of Cameroon ; Director of the Cancer Research Laboratory, Université de Yaoundé ; Founder - Hope Clinic CameroonProfessional career
- 1965–1971 Professor at the University of Ibadan
- 1971–1974 Professor at the University of Yaoundé
- 1974 - 1982 Vice Chancellor of the University of Yaoundé
- 1981–1982 President of the Association of African Universities
- 1984–1988 Minister of Public Health, Cameroon
- 1984 Director of the Cancer Research Laboratory, University of Yaoundé
- 1991 Founded Hope Clinic Cameroon
Awards
The professor emeritus received a number of awards and distinctions
• Grand Commander of the National Order of Valour in Cameroon
• Albert Lasker Medical Research Award in Clinical Cancer Chemotherapy
• Dr. Samuel Lawrence Adesuyi Award and Medal by the West African Health Community
