[2] Subsequently, he obtained post-graduate qualification in orthopaedic surgery from the West African Postgraduate Medical College.

[2] Chukwu was the former Nigerian Minister of Health who led the hugely successful fight against the Ebola virus disease outbreak in Nigeria.

He is a fellow of both the West African and the International College of Surgeons and a member of the Board of Partnership for Maternal Newborn and Child Health.

[6] It was also during his term that Nigeria was declared Ebola-free by WHO Regional Office for Africa after a successful fight against the virus disease outbreak in the country.

[7] Since 2020, Chukwu has been a member of the Global Leaders Group on Antimicrobial Resistance,[8] co-chaired by Sheikh Hasina and Mia Mottley.