Former Lagos State Attorney-General, AG, and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Olasupo Shasore, at the weekend announced the establishment of a Health Trust for the late Dr. Ameyo Stella Adadevoh who treated the American-Liberian Ebola Virus Disease patient, Mr. Patrick Sawyer, in a Lagos hospital.
Dr. Adadevoh, a Medical Consultant at the First Medical Consultants Hospital, Obalende, attended to Sawyer and later reported the state of health of the patient to the Lagos State Government when she suspected the symptoms manifested by Sawyer as being those of Ebola.
She fell ill a few days later and died at the Lagos Isolation Centre in Yaba, having contracted the virus.
Shasore, who was among the many Nigerians who attended the Night of Tributes organized in honour of the late doctor by friends, relations and colleagues, at the Harbour Point, Victoria Island, said the Trust, a non-profit organization, would focus on encouraging and funding research as well as finding cures for infectious diseases in Nigeria.
The former Attorney-General, who paid glowing tribute to the late Dr. Adadevoh whom he said he knew personally, stated that the country had lost a brave and dedicated individual, adding that the Health Trust was set up to assist and support healthcare services in the country.
Expressing delight that Nigerians had taken matters into their own hands in a bid to safeguard the overall wellness of the general public, the former commissioner who is also Chairman of the Lagos Home Ownership Mortgage Scheme (Lagos HOMS) Committee, urged members of the public to send their inquiries and concerns via email to: Drasatrust@gmail.com.
