Chairman, Lagos State House of
Assembly Committee on Health Services, Segun Olulade on Monday said the country
seems to have forgotten about Dr Ameyo Adadevoh, who laid down her life to save
Nigerians when Ebola struck the continent in 2014.
Olulade, representing Epe
Constituency II at the Assembly, called on the federal government to
immortalise the deceased.
A statement he signed reads: “Dr
Ameyo Adadevoh was certified dead on August 19, 2014, after she single-handedly
stopped late Patrick Sawyer, a Liberian-American diplomat who brought the Ebola
Virus into Nigeria, from escaping the hospital and further spreading the
disease.
“The role this woman played
during the outbreak of Ebola in Nigeria is still very fresh in our minds and it
is regrettable that three years after her death, the federal government has
refused to immortalize her in any way.
“We should not forget that she
gave sterling example of due diligence and professionalism in a grave situation
and thereby saved the lives of thousands of Nigerians. What a price to pay for
one’s nation.
“Looking at her act of sacrifice
and patriotism, I believe that there is hope for Nigeria”.
The lawmaker also demanded
posthumous honours for health workers and other volunteers who lost their lives
in the course of caring for the Ebola patients.
Adadevoh was born on October 27
1956 and first trained at the University of Lagos, College of Medicine where
she specialised in Endocrinology at the Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College
in London.
Adadevoh’s two decades of service
at First Consultants Medical Centre, Obalende established her medical
expertise, and she was the first to diagnose swine flu and alert the Ministry
of Health in 2012.
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