She was the physician who first discovered that a Liberian, Patrick Sawyer who arrived in Nigeria via the Lagos airport, was infected with Ebola.
Dr. Adadevoh was conducting her usual ward round, saw a patient who had recently flown into the country from Liberia, admitted the day before for malaria.
However, her accurate and quick diagnosis of the patient enabled the Nigerian Government to quickly mobilise resources. Altogether, 20 Ebola cases in Nigeria were traced to a single path of transmission originating with the patient who took the flight from Liberia to Lagos.
Despite threats and tremendous pressure, her refusal to discharge the patient meant that Dr Adadevoh is widely praised for preventing the spread of Ebola in Nigeria. She and her team set off what ended up being Nigeria’s Ebola containment success story, helping to save the country from what could have been a very serious and devastating outbreak.
Sadly, in her incredible fight against the disease, Dr. Adadevoh and three other colleagues went on to catch the deadly virus which took their lives.
We pay tribute to their memories, and the efforts put in to free Nigeria from Ebola.
Peoplesmind
Credit: Kehinde Donald
