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May 4, 2019

Zambian VP recovers well after suffering heart attack

Zambian VP recovers well after suffering heart attack

Zambian Vice-President Inonge Wina

The Zambian government said on Friday that Vice-President Inonge Wina has continued to recover well in South Africa with all cardiac parameters within normal range.

Zambian Vice-President, Inonge Wina

Zambian Vice-President Inonge Wina

The vice-president suffered heart attack on April 26, and was immediately attended to by a team of specialist doctors at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka, the country’s capital.

She was later evacuated to South Africa for more specialised treatment.

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Minister of Health Chitalu Chilufya said in a brief statement that the vice-president was fully mobilised, feeding well and was in high spirits.