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Ameyo Adadevoh

Nigerian physician

Ameyo Stella Adadevoh (27 October &#;– 19 August ) was a Nigerianphysician.

She is credited with having curbed a wider spread of the Western African Ebola virus epidemic in Nigeria by placing the patient zero, Patrick Sawyer, in quarantine despite pressure from the Liberian government.[1][2][3] When threatened by Liberian officials who wanted the patient to be discharged to attend a conference, she resisted the pressure and said, "for the greater public good" she would not release him.[4] She is known for preventing the Nigerian index case from leaving the hospital at the time of diagnosis, thereby playing a key role in curbing the spread of the virus in Nigeria.[5] On 4 August , it was confirmed that she had tested positive for Ebola virus disease and was being treated.[6] Adadevoh died in the afternoon of 19 August [7][1]

Early life and family

Ameyo Adadevoh was born in Lagos, Nigeria in October She spent the majority of her life in Lagos.

Her father and great-grandfather, Babatunde Kwaku Adadevoh and Herbert Samuel Macaulay, were both distinguished scientists. Herbert Macaulay[8] was one of the founders of modern Nigeria. Her grandfather was from the Adadevoh family of the Volta Region of Ghana, to which she was very much connected, though she lived in Lagos.

Her father Babatunde Kwaku Adadevoh was a physician and former Vice chancellor of the University of Lagos.[9][1] She was also the grand niece of Nigeria's first presidentNnamdi Azikiwe,[10] as well as a great-great-granddaughter of Sara Forbes Bonetta and a great-great-great-granddaughter of Ajayi Crowther.

Adadevoh worked at First Consultant Hospital where a statue of her great-grandfather exists.[11]

Education

Adadevoh went to preschool at the Mainland Preparatory Primary School in Yaba, Lagos (). She spent two years in Boston, Massachusetts before moving back with her family to Lagos.

She attended primary school at the Corona School, Yaba in Lagos, Nigeria (), then the Queen's School, Ibadan () Nigeria for her secondary school education.[12]

Medical education and career

Adadevoh graduated from the University of Lagos College of Medicine with a Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery.

She served her one-year mandatory housemanship at Lagos University Teaching Hospital in She spent her residency at Lagos University Teaching Hospital and obtained her West African College of Physicians and Surgeons credential in She then went to London to complete her fellowship in endocrinology at Hammersmith Hospital. She spent 21 years at the First Consultants Medical Center in Lagos, Nigeria.

There, she served as the Lead Consultant Physician and Endocrinologist.[13]

Work with swine flu

Adadevoh was the first to alert the Nigerian Ministry of Health when H1N1 spread to Nigeria in [13]

Work with Ebola virus

Adadevoh correctly diagnosed Liberian Patrick Sawyer as Nigeria's first case of Ebola at First Consultant Hospital in Lagos, Nigeria in July Adadevoh kept Sawyer in the hospital despite his insistence that he simply had a bad case of malaria.

Sawyer wanted to attend a business conference in Calabar, Nigeria.[14] Adadevoh led the team that oversaw Sawyer's treatment.[15] Adadevoh also kept him at the hospital despite receiving a request from the Liberian ambassador to release him.[11] She tried to create an isolation area, despite the lack of protective equipment, by raising a wooden barricade outside Sawyer's door.

Her work saved Nigeria from widespread infection. At the time of these events, Nigerian doctors were on strike, which could have led to a severe health crisis.[16] She also provided staff with relevant information about the virus, procured protective gear and quickly contacted relevant officials. As a result of her report, the Nigerian government declared a national public health emergency and the Nigerian Ministry of Health set up an Ebola Emergency Operations Center.[17]WHO declared Nigeria to be Ebola-free on 20 October [18]

Marriage and children

Ameyo Adadevoh married Afolabi Emmanuel Cardoso on 26 April The couple had one son, Bankole Cardoso.[11]

Death and legacy

Adadevoh died from the Ebola virus in quarantine on 19 August in Lagos, Nigeria.[19] Her body was decontaminated and cremated by the government.[20] Her family obtained her ashes and held a private interment ceremony while upholding the funeral rites also on 12 September , in Lagos.[20] The Dr.

Ameyo Adadevoh Health Trust (DRASA), a non-profit health organization, was created in her honour. The film 93 Days is dedicated to Adadevoh and tells the story of the treatment of Sawyer by Adadevoh and other medical staff at First Consultant Medical Center.[21] The film was directed by Steve Gukas.[22] On 27 October , she was honoured with a Google Doodle posthumously on what would have been her 62nd birthday.[23][24]

In February , a road was named after Adadevoh in Abuja, Nigeria's capital city.

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From to , West Africa experienced the largest ever outbreak of Ebola. While the first outbreak case was traced to an infant in Guinea in , it quickly spread to neighbouring countries, Liberia and Sierra Leone. The rapid spread of Ebola across West Africa, exposed our vulnerability to epidemic diseases and their potential to spread across borders. However, thanks to the heroic work of Dr Ameyo Stella Adadevoh and others, Nigeria - Africa's most populous country and biggest economy — steered clear of what could have been a very serious and destructive outbreak. Tragically, in doing so, Dr Adadevoh and several healthcare workers in the hospital where she worked, lost their lives to the deadly disease.

The road "Ameyo Adadevo Way" is directly linked to Ahmadu Bello Way, one of Abuja's major and longest roads. This is one of the first efforts made by the Nigerian government to honour her valuable contribution to the country in the last weeks of her life.[25][26]

Honors and awards

AwardsYearGiven By
Posthumous Rotary Award3 October Rotary Club of Abuja-Metro
National and Community Service Award5 October Trinity House Church
Honorary Doctorate Degree: Doctor of Letters, Honouris Causa11 October Baze University
Nollywood Humanity Award18 October Nollywood Movies Awards
Arise Award25 October Redeemed Christian Church of God
Posthumous Award3 November Women in Management, Business Organizations and Public Service (WIMBIZ)
Exemplary Leadership Award12 November Pathcare Laboratories
Distinguished Service Award15 November Guild of Medical Directors FCT Abuja
Commemorative Plaque19 November Nigerian American Medical Foundation
Nigeria's Hero of the Year Award30 November The Sun Awards
SEC Integrity Award1 December Security and Exchange Commission
Number 1 Humanitarian Everyone Should Know About ()11 December International Medical Corps UK
Woman Who Shaped 22 December The Guardian
Number 1 Global Thinker of 23 December Lo Spazio della Politica
Leading Woman of 23 December CNN
Person of The Year 31 December Ekekeee
Nigerian of the Year Award4 January National Infinity Magazine
Honorary Doctorate Degree: Doctor of Science, Honouris Causa17 January National Open University of Nigeria
First Woman11 March First Bank of Nigeria
Officer of the Order of Niger (OON)11 October Federal Republic of Nigeria

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