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| Late Dr. Adadevoh-ameyo-stella |
The family and friends of late Ebola heroin, Dr Stella
Adadevoh, have set up an initiative in her name called, the Dr Ameyo
Stella Adadevoh Health Trust.
The
initiative has been designed to help Nigeria to better prepare and plan
ahead of any possible infectious disease outbreak in the country.
This is to mark the one year anniversary of the containment of the deadly virus in Nigeria.
Adadevoh was
the lead doctor that initiated the diagnosis and restrained the index
Ebola case from going into the larger public space and spreading the
virus in Nigeria.
Many Nigerians have said that the best way to
immortalize those who lost their lives to Ebola in Nigeria and celebrate
the survivors is the institution of an effective and efficient disease
control mechanisms in most parts of the country, thereby improving and
advancing Nigeria’s healthcare system.
It was a trying time for
Nigeria and her health system between July 20, 2014 when the
Liberian-American, Patrick Sawyer, imported the Ebola virus into the
country and October 19 when the spread of the disease ended.
First Consultant Medical Center in Lagos, the hospital where the index case landed, bore the most impact.
Four
of the hospital’s doctors and nurses, including late Dr. Stella
Adadevoh, lost their lives defending the nation’s public health. The
total number of deaths finally stood at eight while 12 other people who
were infected survived.
