STATE Pathologist Dr Elizabeth Hinananye Shangula died on Thursday after spending four days in a coma at the Roman Catholic Hospital, where she was admitted last Sunday morning following a stroke.
Dr Shangula was born on August 30 1953 at Olukulo in the Omusati Region, as the third of nine children. She left Namibia at the age of 21 to join the ranks of Swapo cadres, and returned to the country in 1989, just before Independence.Dr Shangula qualified as a medical doctor in June 1983 after graduating from the People’s Friendship University in Moscow.On July 28 1981, she married Dr Kalumbi Shangula.Upon completion of her medical studies, she worked as a general practitioner in Kwanza Sul, Angola, and then at the Peter Nanyemba Military Hospital in Southern Angola, where she served as the Assistant Medical Superintendent.Following her return from exile, Dr Shangula began working at the Oshakati State Hospital, and also rendered her professional services at the Tsandi, Okahao and Tsumeb District Hospitals during her time there.She was transferred to the Katutura State Hospital in 1997, and to the Windhoek Central Hospital in 2000, where she worked as the State Pathologist in the Department of Forensic Medicine until her death last week.Dr Shangula is survived by her husband and three children.She left Namibia at the age of 21 to join the ranks of Swapo cadres, and returned to the country in 1989, just before Independence.Dr Shangula qualified as a medical doctor in June 1983 after graduating from the People’s Friendship University in Moscow.On July 28 1981, she married Dr Kalumbi Shangula.Upon completion of her medical studies, she worked as a general practitioner in Kwanza Sul, Angola, and then at the Peter Nanyemba Military Hospital in Southern Angola, where she served as the Assistant Medical Superintendent.Following her return from exile, Dr Shangula began working at the Oshakati State Hospital, and also rendered her professional services at the Tsandi, Okahao and Tsumeb District Hospitals during her time there.She was transferred to the Katutura State Hospital in 1997, and to the Windhoek Central Hospital in 2000, where she worked as the State Pathologist in the Department of Forensic Medicine until her death last week.Dr Shangula is survived by her husband and three children.
