Ameyo Adadevoh DiesNigeria mourns as Dr Ameyo Adadevoh dies. Nigerian Minister of Health, Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu has announced the death of the first doctor who attended to Liberian-American Patrick Sawyer, who brought Ebola virus into Nigeria.


Dr. Ameyo Adadevoh is an experienced consultant physician and endocrinologist was Lead Consultant with First Consultants Medical Centre, Obalende, Lagos.

She led the medical team that attended to the Ebola virus infected Liberian man, when he fell ill on getting to Nigeria.

Her death has brought the total Ebola death in Nigeria to five. We have also recorded five Ebola virus survivors too.

She was a hero, a giant, a true Nigerian. She exactly represents why I still have hope in my country, Nigeria.

She's survived by a son and her husband.

She will be greatly missed.

Goodbye Dr Amayo Adadevoh