Victor Anomah Ngu

Victor Anomah Ngu was a Cameroonian professor, researcher and one-time Minister of Public Health. He became famous after inventing VANHIVAX, a vaccine he affirmed is an immunological solution in the treatment of HIV/AIDS.
In 1960, he married Nigerian artist and teacher Etso Ugbodaga-Ngu.
Ngu died at Yaoundé University Teaching Hospital, CHU, after a protracted illness on 14 June 2011.

Early years and education

Victor Anomah Ngu was born on 1 February 1926 in Buea, Cameroon.
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 Cameroon

Professional 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

Ngu received a number of awards and distinctions, including:

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