Background
Akpala, Cyril Okezie was born on November 30, 1955 in Eastern, Nigeria. Son of Agwu and Sylvia Ada (Ogwo) Akpala.
Akpala, Cyril Okezie was born on November 30, 1955 in Eastern, Nigeria. Son of Agwu and Sylvia Ada (Ogwo) Akpala.
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, University Nigeria, Enugu, 1980. Master in Public Health, University Glasgow, Scotland, 1984.
House officer General Hospital Aba, 1980-1981. Demonstrator University Sokoto, Nigeria, 1981-1981, assistant lecturer Nigeria, 1982-1983, lecturer II Nigeria, 1983-1987. Resident University Sokoto Teaching Hospital, 1983-1989.
Lecturer II University Sokoto/U. Nigeria, 1987-1992. Consultant physician University Nigeria Teaching Hospital, since 1989. Senior lecturer University Nigeria, Enugu, since 1992.
Director Public Health Care training program University Nigeria Teaching Hospital, 1989-1993, director primary health care, 1989-1993. Project manager World Health Organization/United Nations Development Program Research Project, University Nigeria, 1989-1993. Head department University Nigeria, since 1995.
Member Federal Road Safety Commission, Nigeria, since 1989. Fellow Royal Society Health. Member Royal College Physicians, Association Community Physicians (secretary-general 1995), Association Hospital Consultant, Nigerian Medical Association.
Married Eunice Ngozo Okoroafor.