The University Teaching Hospital – UTH has revealed that the 2012 Afcon winner and Chipolopolo star Rainford Kalaba’s condition has continued improving as he is now able to respond to sound and touch.
Speaking in an exclusive interview with the Zambian Business Times -ZBT, UTH Public Relations Officer Nzeba Chanda said that as of today, the 15th of April, 2024, Kalaba is responding well to treatment and is better than yesterday and the day that he was admitted to UTH.
Chanda noted that Doctors are doing everything possible to save Kalaba’s life.
She further advised members of the general public to keep calm and not worry about the ex- Chipolopolo’s condition.
“Kalaba is improving. He’s improved very well and he’s responding to treatment and he is able to respond to sound and touch. Doctors are doing the best that they can. As at today, Kalaba’s situation is stable and he’s responding well to treatment. He’s better than yesterday and better than the day that he came in. People should not worry because the Doctors are doing the best that they can,” said Chanda.
Meanwhile the Zambia Medical Association (ZMA) Public Health Board Chairperson Dr. Gabriel Sialubono also clarified to the Zambian Business Times -ZBT in an exclusive interview that the medical term
“critical but stable,” UTH is using to describe Kalaba’s current condition can mean that the hospital has stabilized Kalaba’s condition and it’s unlikely that he will get worse in the near future.
Dr. Sialubono further affirmed that UTH has adequate equipment and specialists that are be able to take care of most of the health conditions that the Country grapples with. “The term critical but stable can mean that the hospital could have stabilized him and it’s unlikely that he will get worse in the near future. UTH has adequate equipment and specialists to be able to take care of most of the conditions that we have in this Country,” Dr. Sialubon told ZBT
