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When President Chiluba was informed about the accident, he arranged for her to undergo a hip bone replacement operation at the Italian Hospital in Lusaka. | When President Chiluba was informed about the accident, he arranged for her to undergo a hip bone replacement operation at the Italian Hospital in Lusaka. | ||
After the operation, she was transferred to [[Maina Soko Military Hospital where a Dr Banda operated on her eyes and her sight was restored. She spent many months recuperating in Lusaka and her nephew’s house. | After the operation, she was transferred to [[Maina Soko Military Hospital]] where a Dr Banda operated on her eyes and her sight was restored. She spent many months recuperating in Lusaka and her nephew’s house. | ||
President Chiluba visited her and during the visit, he learnt that the old lady would not be able to use a pit latrine at her Lubwa house because of the artificial hip bone. It was against this background that Dr Chiluba decided to buy a house for her in [[Chinsali]] Boma at a cost of ZMK 6 million (ZMW 6,000). She died in dignity in that house in 1999. | President Chiluba visited her and during the visit, he learnt that the old lady would not be able to use a pit latrine at her Lubwa house because of the artificial hip bone. It was against this background that Dr Chiluba decided to buy a house for her in [[Chinsali]] Boma at a cost of ZMK 6 million (ZMW 6,000). She died in dignity in that house in 1999. |
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