Director General/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control , Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, tweeted on Monday, August 19, 2019: “We celebrate the legacy of Dr. Stella Adadevoh, who died five years ago today . Dr. Adadevoh’s selfless act was integral in Nigeria’s quick control of the 2014 Ebola outbreak. NCDC remains committed to building on her legacy, working with Ministries Departments and Agencies , states and partners to prevent epidemics.
DRASA Health Trust works with students, community leaders, health workers, and government to improve hygiene and sanitation, reduce the spread of infectious diseases, and strengthen Nigeria’s preparedness for future outbreaks. Three months after an infected Liberian man, Mr. Patrick Sawyer, arrived by airplane into Lagos, Nigeria was on October 20, 2014 declared free of EVD transmission by the World Health Organisation .
Williams said: “We are very grateful that West Africa has formally recognized Dr. Adadevoh’s sacrifice and through our work we will continue to push to ensure the devastation of the 2014 Ebola outbreak never happens again.” DRASA warned that the on-going Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo is still a very present threat to Nigeria because as easily as Ebola entered Nigeria via a passenger on a flight in 2014, it could do so again.
DRASA said, now, NCDC has access to the human and financial resources required to protect a country of over 190 million people from public health threats.
The experts brainstormed on Nigeria’s recent experience with the Ebola epidemic and lessons learned for future national and regional public-private action. They recommended among other things: the development of diagnostic capacities in individual countries and establishment of a regional laboratory; continued training and re-training of medical personnel; institutionalizing clinical practice governance in hospitals; setting up legal frameworks to address the challenges; incorporate a wider scope of partnerships, innovations, particularly within the business community and through unprecedented forms of public-private cooperation; and establishment...
Ama Adadevoh in an exclusive chat with The Guardian had said: “I am currently based in the United States where I practice. I actually came to Lagos to attend this event today because as you know my sister was the doctor who correctly identified and contained the index case of Ebola in Nigeria last year. So it is very important for me to be a part of this Ebola- the lessons learnt event being hosted today.
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