{"id":20336,"date":"2023-09-28T16:37:36","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T15:37:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thenigeriaprizes.org\/?post_type=profile&#038;p=20336"},"modified":"2023-09-28T17:11:29","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T16:11:29","slug":"hippolite-amadi","status":"publish","type":"profile","link":"https:\/\/www.thenigeriaprizes.org\/?profile=hippolite-amadi","title":{"rendered":"Hippolite Amadi"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"cmsmasters_row_\" class=\"cmsmasters_row cmsmasters_color_scheme_default cmsmasters_row_top_default cmsmasters_row_bot_default cmsmasters_row_boxed\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_outer_parent\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_outer\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_inner\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_margin\">\n<div id=\"cmsmasters_column_\" class=\"cmsmasters_column one_first\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_column_inner\"><div class=\"cmsmasters_text\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenigeriaprizes.org\/?attachment_id=20327\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-20327\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20327\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Hipo-1-scaled-e1695911011262.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1395\" height=\"1542\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Hipo-1-scaled-e1695911011262.jpg 1395w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Hipo-1-scaled-e1695911011262-271x300.jpg 271w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Hipo-1-scaled-e1695911011262-926x1024.jpg 926w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Hipo-1-scaled-e1695911011262-768x849.jpg 768w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Hipo-1-scaled-e1695911011262-1390x1536.jpg 1390w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Hipo-1-scaled-e1695911011262-580x641.jpg 580w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Hipo-1-scaled-e1695911011262-860x951.jpg 860w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Hipo-1-scaled-e1695911011262-1160x1282.jpg 1160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1395px) 100vw, 1395px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"cmsmasters_row_fwjdrqjr2\" class=\"cmsmasters_row cmsmasters_color_scheme_default cmsmasters_row_top_default cmsmasters_row_bot_default cmsmasters_row_boxed\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_outer_parent\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_outer\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_inner\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_margin\">\n<div id=\"cmsmasters_column_itcck96rd\" class=\"cmsmasters_column one_first\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_column_inner\"><div class=\"cmsmasters_text\">\n<header class=\"sticky top-0 z-10 w-full bg-white dark:bg-gray-800\" data-projection-id=\"59\">\n<div class=\"relative z-20 flex min-h-&#091;60px&#093; flex-wrap items-center justify-between gap-3 border-b border-black\/10 bg-white p-2 text-gray-500 dark:border-gray-900\/50 dark:bg-gray-800 dark:text-gray-300\">Professor Hippolite Amadi is the winner of The Nigeria Prize for Science 2023 on \u201cInnovation for Enhancement of Healthcare Therapy\u201d with his three (3) technological innovations aimed at saving the lives of neonates by making the delivery of oxygen cheap and easy.<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div class=\"relative z-20 flex min-h-&#091;60px&#093; flex-wrap items-center justify-between gap-3 border-b border-black\/10 bg-white p-2 text-gray-500 dark:border-gray-900\/50 dark:bg-gray-800 dark:text-gray-300\">The first innovation is the non-invasive Neonatal Ventilator, a key invention (The bubble PoliteCPAP) for continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) ventilation of very low-birth-weight neonates; the Oxygen Delivery Blender System, which allows for the safe delivery of oxygen without the danger of toxicity; and the Oxygen Splitter System, which allows for the use of a shared source of oxygen to many neonates at a time, in situations where piped oxygen is not available.<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-token-text-primary border-b border-black\/10 gizmo:border-0 dark:border-gray-900\/50 gizmo:dark:border-0 bg-gray-50 gizmo:bg-transparent dark:bg-&#091;#444654&#093; gizmo:dark:bg-transparent\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-3\">\n<div class=\"p-4 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 md:py-6 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-1 gap-4 text-base mx-auto md:gap-6 gizmo:gap-3 gizmo:md:px-5 gizmo:lg:px-1 gizmo:xl:px-5 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-&#091;38rem&#093; gizmo:md:max-w-3xl gizmo:lg:max-w-&#091;40rem&#093; gizmo:xl:max-w-&#091;48rem&#093; xl:max-w-3xl }\">\n<div class=\"flex-shrink-0 flex flex-col relative items-end\">\n<div class=\"text-xs flex items-center justify-center gap-1 absolute left-0 top-2 -ml-4 -translate-x-full gizmo:top-1 gizmo:-ml-6 invisible\">With a career spanning over three decades since 1987, Professor Hippolite has made significant contributions to the fields of engineering in healthcare, orthopaedics, and neonatology research. His journey began when he graduated as the top student in Mechanical Engineering from Enugu State University of Science and Technology in 1988.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"relative flex w-&#091;calc(100%-50px)&#093; flex-col gap-1 gizmo:w-full md:gap-3 lg:w-&#091;calc(100%-115px)&#093; agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3 max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-&#091;20px&#093; flex flex-col items-start gap-3 overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p>Professor Hippolite&#8217;s global expertise in orthopaedic biomechanics and neonatal innovations for low-income settings has been shaped by his exceptional academic achievements. As a former student and now a Professor at Imperial College London, UK, he earned multiple postgraduate medical degrees, including a PhD.<\/p>\n<p>His dedication to medical practice and research has led to the establishment of a dynamic team comprising nurses, doctors, and technicians. This team has covered more than 30 tertiary hospitals across Nigeria over the past two decades, granting Hippolite unparalleled access to a vast repository of evidence-based data on a national scale.<\/p>\n<p>Professor Hippolite&#8217;s impact extends beyond Nigeria. He is a recognised figure in global discussions on the African perspective of climate change&#8217;s impact on neonatal health, earning a consistent place on the lists of influential thinkers by organizations such as WHO, Wellcome Trust, and the World Bank.<\/p>\n<p>His exceptional accomplishments have also earned him a prestigious spot in the Imperial College London Hall of Fame as part of the alumni story series.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Professor Hippolite Amadi is the winner of The Nigeria Prize for Science 2023 on \u201cInnovation for Enhancement of Healthcare Therapy\u201d with his three (3) technological innovations aimed at saving the lives of neonates by making the delivery of oxygen cheap and easy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":20327,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"pl-categs":[23],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\r\n<title>Hippolite Amadi - The Nigeria Prizes Website<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thenigeriaprizes.org\/?profile=hippolite-amadi\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Hippolite Amadi - The Nigeria Prizes Website\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Professor Hippolite Amadi is the winner of The Nigeria Prize for Science 2023 on \u201cInnovation for Enhancement of Healthcare Therapy\u201d with his three (3) technological innovations aimed at saving the lives of neonates by making the delivery of oxygen cheap and easy.\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.thenigeriaprizes.org\/?profile=hippolite-amadi\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The Nigeria Prizes Website\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-09-28T16:11:29+00:00\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.thenigeriaprizes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Hipo-1-scaled-e1695911011262.jpg\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1395\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1542\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\r\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thenigeriaprizes.org\/#organization\",\"name\":\"The Nigeria Prizes\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.thenigeriaprizes.org\/\",\"sameAs\":[],\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thenigeriaprizes.org\/#logo\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/nigerialng.pixietech.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Nigeria-Prize-for-Literature-Logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/nigerialng.pixietech.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Nigeria-Prize-for-Literature-Logo.png\",\"width\":800,\"height\":504,\"caption\":\"The Nigeria Prizes\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thenigeriaprizes.org\/#logo\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thenigeriaprizes.org\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.thenigeriaprizes.org\/\",\"name\":\"The Nigeria Prizes Website\",\"description\":\"The Nigeria Prizes\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thenigeriaprizes.org\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.thenigeriaprizes.org\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thenigeriaprizes.org\/?profile=hippolite-amadi#primaryimage\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"url\":\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Hipo-1-scaled-e1695911011262.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Hipo-1-scaled-e1695911011262.jpg\",\"width\":1395,\"height\":1542},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thenigeriaprizes.org\/?profile=hippolite-amadi#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.thenigeriaprizes.org\/?profile=hippolite-amadi\",\"name\":\"Hippolite Amadi - The Nigeria Prizes Website\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thenigeriaprizes.org\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thenigeriaprizes.org\/?profile=hippolite-amadi#primaryimage\"},\"datePublished\":\"2023-09-28T15:37:36+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-09-28T16:11:29+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thenigeriaprizes.org\/?profile=hippolite-amadi#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.thenigeriaprizes.org\/?profile=hippolite-amadi\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thenigeriaprizes.org\/?profile=hippolite-amadi#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.thenigeriaprizes.org\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Profiles\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.thenigeriaprizes.org\/?post_type=profile\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Hippolite Amadi\"}]}]}<\/script>\r\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Hippolite Amadi - The Nigeria Prizes Website","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.thenigeriaprizes.org\/?profile=hippolite-amadi","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Hippolite Amadi - The Nigeria Prizes Website","og_description":"Professor Hippolite Amadi is the winner of The Nigeria Prize for Science 2023 on \u201cInnovation for Enhancement of Healthcare Therapy\u201d with his three (3) technological innovations aimed at saving the lives of neonates by making the delivery of oxygen cheap and easy.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.thenigeriaprizes.org\/?profile=hippolite-amadi","og_site_name":"The Nigeria Prizes Website","article_modified_time":"2023-09-28T16:11:29+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1395,"height":1542,"url":"https:\/\/www.thenigeriaprizes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Hipo-1-scaled-e1695911011262.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Estimated reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.thenigeriaprizes.org\/#organization","name":"The Nigeria Prizes","url":"https:\/\/www.thenigeriaprizes.org\/","sameAs":[],"logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.thenigeriaprizes.org\/#logo","inLanguage":"en-GB","url":"https:\/\/nigerialng.pixietech.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Nigeria-Prize-for-Literature-Logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/nigerialng.pixietech.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Nigeria-Prize-for-Literature-Logo.png","width":800,"height":504,"caption":"The Nigeria Prizes"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.thenigeriaprizes.org\/#logo"}},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.thenigeriaprizes.org\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.thenigeriaprizes.org\/","name":"The Nigeria Prizes Website","description":"The Nigeria Prizes","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.thenigeriaprizes.org\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.thenigeriaprizes.org\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.thenigeriaprizes.org\/?profile=hippolite-amadi#primaryimage","inLanguage":"en-GB","url":"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Hipo-1-scaled-e1695911011262.jpg","contentUrl":"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Hipo-1-scaled-e1695911011262.jpg","width":1395,"height":1542},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.thenigeriaprizes.org\/?profile=hippolite-amadi#webpage","url":"https:\/\/www.thenigeriaprizes.org\/?profile=hippolite-amadi","name":"Hippolite Amadi - The Nigeria Prizes Website","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.thenigeriaprizes.org\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.thenigeriaprizes.org\/?profile=hippolite-amadi#primaryimage"},"datePublished":"2023-09-28T15:37:36+00:00","dateModified":"2023-09-28T16:11:29+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.thenigeriaprizes.org\/?profile=hippolite-amadi#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.thenigeriaprizes.org\/?profile=hippolite-amadi"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.thenigeriaprizes.org\/?profile=hippolite-amadi#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.thenigeriaprizes.org\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Profiles","item":"https:\/\/www.thenigeriaprizes.org\/?post_type=profile"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Hippolite Amadi"}]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thenigeriaprizes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/profile\/20336"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thenigeriaprizes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/profile"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thenigeriaprizes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/profile"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thenigeriaprizes.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=20336"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.thenigeriaprizes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/profile\/20336\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20341,"href":"https:\/\/www.thenigeriaprizes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/profile\/20336\/revisions\/20341"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thenigeriaprizes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/20327"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thenigeriaprizes.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=20336"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"pl-categs","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thenigeriaprizes.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fpl-categs&post=20336"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}