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Ameyo Adadevoh (born Ameyo Stella Shade Adadevoh; 27 October 1956 – 19 August 2014) was a Nigerian physician.
Ameyo Adadevoh | |
|---|---|
| Ameyo Stella Shade Adadevoh | |
| Born | October 27, 1956 |
| Died | August 19, 2014 (aged 57) Lagos, Nigeria |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Alma mater | University of Lagos College of Medicine University of London (Endocrinology) |
| Spouse | Afolabi Emmanuel Cardoso |
| Children | Bankole Cardoso |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | First Consultant Medical Center |
She is credited with having curbed a wider spread of the Ebola virus in Nigeria by placing Patient zero, Patrick Sawyer, in quarantine despite pressures from the Liberian Government. On 4 August 2014, it was confirmed that she had tested positive for the Ebola virus and was being treated. She died from Ebola on August 19, 2014.
Early life and family
editAmeyo Adadevoh was born in Lagos, Nigeria in October of 1956. She spent the majority of her life in Lagos, Nigeria. Her father and great-grandfather, Herbert Samuel Macaulay, were both distinguished scientists. Adadevoh worked at First Consultant Hospital where a statue of her great-grandfather exists. [1].
Education
editShe went to preschool at the Mainland Preparatory Primary School in Yaba, Lagos (1961-1962).Ameyo Adadevoh 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 (1962-1964). She attended Queens School Ibadan, Nigeria for secondary school education[2].
Medical education and career
editDr. Adadevoh graduate 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 1981. She spent her residency at Lagos University Teaching Hospital West African College of Physicians and Surgeons credential in 1983. 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. [3]
Work with swine flu
editDr. Adadevoh was the first to alert the Nigerian Ministry of Health when H1N1 spread to Nigeria in 2012. [3]
Work with Ebola virus
editDr. Adadevoh correctly diagnosed Liberian Patrick Sawyer as Nigeria’s first case of Ebola at First Consultant Hospital in Lagos, Nigeria in July of 2014. Dr. Adadevoh kept Patrick Sawyer at hospital despite his insistence that he had a bad case of Malaria [4]. Sawyer wanted to attend a business conference in Calabar, Nigeria [5]. Dr. Adadevoh also kept Patrick Sawyer at the hospital despite receiving a request from a Liberian ambassador to release him from the hospital .[1] Dr. Adadevoh tried to create an isolation area, despite the lack of protective equipment, by creating a wooden barricade outside Patrick Sawyer's door[6]. As a result of her report, the Nigerian government declared a national public health emergency and the Nigerian Ministry of Health set up and Ebola Emergency Operations Center[7]. WHO declared Nigeria to be Ebola free on October 20, 2014[8].
Marriage and Children
editAmeyo Adadevoh married Afolabi Emmanuel Cardoso on April 26, 1986. She gave birth to her one and only son Bankole Cardoso.[1]
Death and legacy
editThe Dr. Ameyo Adadevoh Health Trust (DRASA), a non-profit health organization was created in her honor. [5] The film "93 Days" is dedicated to Ameyo and tells the story of the treatment of Patrick Sawyer by Adadevoh and other medical staff at First Consultant Medical Center. [9]
[3][10] [1] [5] [9] [6] [4][11][12]
- ^ a b c d Ross, Will (2014-10-20). "Ebola crisis: How Nigeria's Dr Adadevoh fought the virus". BBC News. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
- ^ "Life and times of late Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh - Vanguard News". Vanguard News. 2014-09-12. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
- ^ a b c "Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh (DRASA) Health Trust: Mission". Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh (DRASA) Health Trust. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
- ^ a b Freeman, Colin (2014-10-26). "UK-trained doctor who died to save Nigeria from Ebola". ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
- ^ a b c "Ameyo Adadevoh's NGO, DRASA, gives back to society". Retrieved 2017-11-01.
- ^ a b Gulland, Anne (2014-12-16). "Ameyo Adadevoh". BMJ. 349: g7558. doi:10.1136/bmj.g7558. ISSN 1756-1833.
- ^ "Nigeria Is Ebola-Free: Here's What They Did Right". Time. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
- ^ "WHO | WHO declares end of Ebola outbreak in Nigeria". www.who.int. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
- ^ a b CNN, Yemisi Adegoke, for. "The woman who saved her country from Ebola". CNN. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
{{cite news}}:|last=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "How 1 doctor saved Nigeria from Ebola catastrophe". Retrieved 2017-10-31.
- ^ "Tracing the Ebola outbreak". BBC News. 2014-11-27. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
- ^ Ajunwa, Ifeoma (2014-11-13). "West Africa Does Not Need Your Donations to Fight Ebola". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2017-11-01.