You probably won’t be reading this piece, if, on a random scale, you had met Mr. Patrick Sawyer before Dr. Stella Ameyo Adadevoh. Oh, you’ve forgotten Sawyer, as well; he was an American-Liberian lawyer, who came to Nigeria with the deadly Ebola virus. At least, as a film fan, you remember Gandalf in ‘The Lord […]
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Published 16 May 2021
Today, women are making an indelible mark on the world from politics to finance, sports, and healthcare, and we are in no shortage of such trailblasers in Nigeria. Perhaps one of the most influential females in recent times is one who saved the nation from a healthcare catastrophe and forever etched her name in the annals of history as an embodiment of selflessness and sacrifice.
Dr. Ameyo Adadevoh has become a household name since the deadly Ebola scourge ravaged West Africa in 2014. She was the Lead Consultant Physician and Endocrinologist at First Consultants Medical Centre, Ikoyi at the time of the Ebola epidemic, and had worked there for over 20 years. She earned heroine status when she identified and contained the index case of Ebola in Nigeria, effectively saving millions of people from contracting the disease. Her actions enabled the Nigerian healthcare authorities to get a quick grip on the disease and effectively declared
Health-care workers and everyday heroism: A case study in curbing disease
Six years ago, the staff at a single hospital were faced with a situation that would determine the fate of their country. In her latest Apocalypse Then column, Ainsley Hawthorn writes about the bravery of staff who dealt with an Ebola outbreak in Nigeria.
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In 2014, staff at a Nigerian hospital faced a situation that would determine the fate of their country
Posted: Dec 20, 2020 6:00 AM NT | Last Updated: December 20, 2020