It was her keen attention and vigilante approach to monitoring the symptoms of a visitor that helped contain the impact of Nigeria’s first Coronavirus carrier. Young Dr. Amarachukwu Allison took swift measures to test and quarantine an infected Italian contractor. That is why she is credited with getting a firm handle on containing COVID-19 in Nigeria.
Dr. Allison credits her knowledge and “God-given intuition”; as sources that fueled her tenacity. Click below to learn more about the difference the young doctor—a modern day Shero—has made, and why she is being widely celebrated.