Chinyere Ukaga

Professor Chinyere Ukaga is a Professor of Public Health Parasitology and the pioneer Director of Academic Planning and Quality Assurance at Wigwe University in Isiokpo, Rivers State, Nigeria. She has been an advocate for prioritizing snakebite treatment within Nigeria's healthcare system, noting that the unavailability of antivenom highlights its status as a neglected tropical disease. Ukaga calls for increased awareness and partnerships to ensure that antivenom is accessible and free to those in need.