Her name is Dora Nkem AKUNYILI. She was the Director-General of National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) of Nigeria from 2001 to 2008. She fought fake drugs and unhealthy food products to a stand still and her countless accolades showed it. I remember walking into her office one of those days and was stunned at the number of awards - they literally filled every available space in her expansive office.
The criminals and shady characters behind fake drugs and deadly food products importation in Nigeria at the time, hated her so much they were desperate to kill her - to the point there was an assassination attempt on her life almost every other month. But she was unfazed. And in the end, she beat them silly, emerged triumphant and saved millions of Nigerian lives, leaving behind a far more efficient and sanitized NAFDAC.
Seeing what NAFDAC has degenerated into after Dora AKUNYILI of blessed memory, do you not miss her transformational energy?
The Dora that I knew personally would rather resign than be coerced into accepting the imposition of GMOs on the Nigerian population, given numerous published data on the enormous health risks associated with cultivating and consuming them. You wouldnโt even have been able to bribe her. Thatโs the woman I knew.
I donโt know about you, but I miss Dr. Dora AKUNYILI.
May her beautiful soul continue to rest in eternal peace ๐
In July 2014, while Lagos bustled with its usual chaos in the sweltering heat, a storm was brewing unknown to its lively residents.
It wasnโt a storm of traffic jams or fuel scarcity; this was deadlier. A man had arrived in Lagos via air travel, sweating and feverish. He even collapsed at the airport but nobody suspected what he was carrying with him in his body.
His name? Patrick Sawyer.
His condition? Highly contagious.
His disease? Ebola.
The world had been watching Ebola ravage West Africa, but Nigeria had yet to record a single case. That was about to change.
But there was no protocol. No preparation. And in a city of over 21 million people, even one mistake could mean disaster.
But one doctor stood between Nigeria and an epidemic.
Dr. Stella Adadevoh.
Hereโs the story of how a Nigerian doctor stopped Ebola from spreading to potentially kill thousands but paid the ultimate price.
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