Lusaka and the Hostel from Hell

Everything is so run-down...
It is shocking (although not surprising) to see how all infrastructure in all of Africa you have visited is completely run-down and looking terrible... side-by-side with great natural landscapes are these towns and cities and roads that looked so depressing. I know that these are very poor countries indeed, but I reckon corruption is more the cause for the state of affairs rather than lack of money.

re photo of Sinozam Hospital
Hi there - I was born in Nkana and my mother worked for many years in what was then called Nkana Mine Hospital - your photo of Sinozam Hospital is the same building. Years ago I met some Zambian women who when they heard my surname were thrilled to tell me that a photo of my mother "Nurse Cormick" was still hanging in the entrance of the hospital. I have tried to obtain a copy of the photo unsuccessfully. Just wondered if you ventured inside the hospital and maybe saw the photo or better still took a picture of it... a wild wild hope! Dina