Ameyo Adadevoh
- January 4, 2024
- Physician
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Ameyo Adadevoh Biography
| Name | Ameyo Adadevoh |
| Birthday | Oct 27 |
| Birth Year | 1956 |
| Place Of Birth | Lagos |
| Birth Country | Nigeria |
| Birth Sign | Libra |
| Parents | Kwaku Adadevoh, Deborah Regina McIntosh |
| Spouse | Afolabi Emmanuel Cardoso |
| Children(s) | Bankole Cardoso |
Ameyo Adadevoh is one of the most popular and richest Physician who was born on October 27, 1956 in Lagos, Nigeria. Ameyo Adadevoh was born Lagos, Nigeria in October 1956. She lived the majority all of her adult life living within Lagos, Nigeria. Her great-grandfather and father, Babatunde Kwaku Adadevoh and Herbert Samuel Macaulay, were each distinguished scientists. Herbert Macaulay, is one of the pioneers in modern Nigeria. Her grandfather was part of the Adadevoh Family of the Volta Region of Ghana, with whom she was well connected, even although she was from Lagos. Her father, Babatunde Kwaku Adeoloh was a doctor and Vice chancellor of the University of Lagos. Also, she was the great cousin of the Nigerian first President Nnamdi Azikiwe and also as a great great, great grandchild of Ajayi Crowther. Adadevoh worked for First Consultant Hospital where a statue of her great- grandfather’s remains.
Ameyo Adadevoh married Afolabi Emmanuel Cardoso on April 26, 1986. She had a baby son, her sole daughter Bankole Cardoso.
Dr Adadevoh succumbed to the Ebola Virus Disease whilst in quarantine and died on the 19 August 2014 in Lagos, Nigeria. Her body was decontaminated and cremated by the government in response to the containment of the spread of the Ebola Virus Disease. Her family obtained her ashes and held a private interment ceremony on 12 September 2014, in Lagos. The Dr. Ameyo Adadevoh Health Trust (DRASA), a non-profit health organization was created in her honor. 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. The film 93 Days is directed by Steve Gukas. On October 27, 2018, she was honoured with a Google Doodle posthumously on her 62nd birthday.
Dr. Adadevoh correctly diagnosed Liberian Patrick Sawyer as Nigeria’s first case of Ebola at First Consultant Hospital in Lagos, Nigeria in July 2014. Dr. Adadevoh kept Patrick Sawyer in the hospital despite his insistence that he had a bad case of Malaria. Sawyer wanted to attend a business conference in Calabar, Nigeria. Adadevoh led the team who oversaw the treatment of Patrick Sawyer, a Liberian, the first patient diagnosed with Ebola in Nigeria. Dr. Adadevoh also kept Patrick Sawyer at the hospital despite receiving a request from a Liberian ambassador to release him from the hospital. Dr. Adadevoh tried to create an isolation area, despite the lack of protective equipment, by creating a wooden barricade outside Patrick Sawyer’s door. Her heroic effort saved the nation from widespread infection. At the time of these events, Nigerian doctors were on strike, and that could have caused severe crises. The professionalism and thorough medical examination carried out by Dr. Ameyo Adadevoh was impeccable. Adadevoh 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. WHO declared Nigeria to be Ebola-free on October 20, 2014.
The Dr. Adadevoh graduated from the University of Lagos, College of Medicine with a Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery. She completed her mandatory one-year residence at Lagos University Teaching Hospital in 1981. She did her time in residency with the Lagos University Teaching Hospital and was awarded the West African College of Physicians and Surgeons certificate in 1983. Then she went to London to finish her endocrinology fellowship in Hammersmith Hospital. She worked for 21 years working at Hammersmith Hospital, which was the First Consultants Medical Center in Lagos, Nigeria. She was the Chief Consultant Physician and Endocrinologist.
Ameyo Adadevoh Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Physician |
| House | Living in own house. |
Ameyo Adadevoh is one of the richest Physician from Nigeria. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ameyo Adadevoh 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Ameyo Adadevoh (born Ameyo Stella Adadevoh on 27 October 1956 19 August 2014 -) was an Nigerian physician.
She attended the kindergarten in the Mainland primary school located in Yaba, Lagos (1961-1962). Ameyo Adadevoh lived for the next two years at Boston, Massachusetts before moving back to her family in Lagos. She was a primary student in the Corona School, Yaba in Lagos, Nigeria (1964-1968). She was a student at Queen’s School, Ibadan (1969-1974) Nigeria for her secondary schooling.
Dr. Adadevoh was the first to alert the Nigerian Ministry of Health when H1N1 spread to Nigeria in 2012.
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Who is Ameyo Adadevoh Dating?
According to our records, Ameyo Adadevoh married to Afolabi Emmanuel Cardoso. As of December 1, 2023, Ameyo Adadevoh’s is not dating anyone.
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Ameyo Ranked on the list of most popular Physician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Nigeria. Ameyo Adadevoh celebrates birthday on October 27 of every year.
What happened to Dr ameyo adadevoh?
Adadevoh died from the Ebola virus in quarantine on 19 August 2014 in Lagos, Nigeria. Her body was decontaminated and cremated by the government. Her family obtained her ashes and held a private interment ceremony while upholding the funeral rights also on 12 September 2014, in Lagos. The Dr.
What is the name of the first doctor that died of Ebola virus disease in
Nigeria?
Exactly six years ago, on August 19, 2014, Ameyo Stella Adedavoh , passed on. She was the physician who discovered that a Liberian, Patrick Sawyer, who arrived in Nigeria via the Lagos airport, was infected with Ebola.
Who is the first consultant medical doctor in Nigeria?
First Consultants Medical Centre (FCMC) is a renowned multi-disciplinary private medical facility in Nigeria, established in 1982 by Dr Benjamin Nnamdi Ohiaeri.
Is Patrick Sawyer dead?
July 25, 2014
Who brought Ebola virus?
Patrick Oliver Sawyer (c. 1974 – 24 July 2014) was a Liberian-American lawyer who was notable for being the index case for the introduction of Ebola virus disease into Nigeria during the West African Ebola epidemic. Sawyer was a naturalized U.S. citizen who lived in Coon Rapids, Minnesota.