Former South African president Nelson Mandela has suffered a recurrence
of a previous lung infection and is receiving appropriate treatment, the
Presidency said December 11, 2012 .
JOHANNESBURG
Former South African president Nelson Mandela has
suffered a recurrence of a previous lung infection and is receiving
appropriate treatment, the Presidency said on Tuesday.
"Doctors have concluded the tests, and these have
revealed a recurrence of a previous lung infection, for which Madiba is
receiving appropriate treatment and he is responding to the treatment,"
the Presidency said.
"President (Jacob) Zuma thanks the public for
continuous support to former president Mandela and his family at this
time," it said.
Mandela, 94, remains at 1 Military Hospital in
Pretoria, where he was admitted on Saturday for medical tests. The
public had been anxiously awaiting word on his conditions.
In response to public concern, the Presidency said on Monday that there was no cause for alarm over his health.
"As said before, former President Mandela will
receive medical attention from time to time which is consistent with his
age," the Presidency said on the day Mandela was admitted to the
hospital.
On Sunday morning, President Zuma visited Mandela
and found him "comfortable, and in good care." Zuma said there was no
need to panic as Mandela was doing well.
This is not the first time that Mandela was
hospitalised in the past two years. In January 2011, he was admitted to a
Johannesburg hospital for an acute respiratory infection. In February
this year, he spent a night in a hospital for a minor diagnostic surgery
to determine the cause of an abdominal complain.
Mandela, who was imprisoned for 27 years during apartheid, was elected the country's first black president in 1994.
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