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{{Infobox officeholder | {{Infobox officeholder | ||
| name = Dr Joseph Kasonde | | name = Dr Joseph Kasonde | ||
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| office = [[Cabinet of Zambia|Minister of Health]] | | office = [[Cabinet of Zambia|Minister of Health]] | ||
| term_start = October 2011 | | term_start = October 2011 | ||
| term_end = | | term_end = 2016 | ||
| president = [[Michael Sata]] {{small|(2011–14)}}<br>[[Edgar Lungu]] {{small|(2015–16)}} | | president = [[Michael Sata]] {{small|(2011–14)}}<br>[[Edgar Lungu]] {{small|(2015–16)}} | ||
| predecessor | | predecessor = [[Kapembwa Simbao]] | ||
| successor | | successor = [[Chitalu Chilufya]] | ||
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1938|01|30}} | | birth_date = {{Birth date|1938|01|30}} | ||
| birth_place = | | birth_place = | ||
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| nationality = Zambian | | nationality = Zambian | ||
| party = [[Patriotic Front]] | | party = [[Patriotic Front]] | ||
| spouse = Mary Chazi Kasonde | | spouse = Mary Chazi Kasonde | ||
| relations = | | relations = | ||
| children = | | children = | ||
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'''Joseph Mwenya Kasonde''' (30 January 1938 - 25 August 2017) was a [[Zambia]]n [[politician]] who also served as the Minister of Health from October 2011 to 2016 in the [[Patriotic Front]] | '''Joseph Mwenya Kasonde''' (30 January 1938 - 25 August 2017) was a [[Zambia]]n [[politician]] who also served as the Minister of Health from October 2011 to 2016 in the [[Patriotic Front]] administration.<ref name ="who">{{cite web |url=http://www.who.int/evidence/resources/country_reports/Africateam.pdf |title=Africa Team | format = PDF |date= |website= |publisher= WHO |access-date=13 February 2015}}</ref> | ||
==Early life and education== | ==Early life and education== | ||
He was born on 30 January 1938.<ref>[http://www.parliament.gov.zm/node/138 Joseph Mwenya Kasonde] National Assembly of Zambia</ref> He studied at the University of Aberdeen in 1966 where he graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine | He was born on 30 January 1938.<ref>[http://www.parliament.gov.zm/node/138 Joseph Mwenya Kasonde] National Assembly of Zambia</ref> He studied at the University of Aberdeen in 1966 where he graduated with a Bachelor Degree of Medicine and Surgery. He was a fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.<ref name ="who"/> He thereafter attained his Doctor of Medicine degree by thesis in 1976<ref name="NasahMati1994">{{cite book|author1=Boniface Tatchwenglie Nasah|author2=J. K. G. Mati|author3=Joseph M. Kasonde|title=Contemporary Issues in Maternal Health Care in Africa|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=_yDSKZA16tcC&pg=PA454|year=1994|publisher=CRC Press|isbn=978-3-7186-5560-1|pages=454–}}</ref> from the University of Oxford. | ||
==Medical and political career== | ==Medical and political career== | ||
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==Death== | ==Death== | ||
Dr Kasonde died on 25 August 2017 at the [[University Teaching Hospital]] in [[Lusaka]] | Dr Kasonde died on 25 August 2017 at the [[University Teaching Hospital]] in [[Lusaka]] after a battle with liver cancer.<ref name=lt>[https://www.lusakatimes.com/2017/08/26/former-health-minister-dr-kasonde-died/ Former Health Minister Dr Kasonde has died], [[Lusaka Times]], 26 August 2017</ref> He was survived by his wife, Mary, five daughters and several grandchildren.<ref name=znbc/> He was accorded a state funeral and was put to rest on 29 August 2017 at the [[Leopards Hill Memorial Park]] in [[Lusaka]]. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
