Elizabeth attended Natiro Primary School, and Machame Girl’s Secondary School in Moshi, Tanganyika. She then continued her education at Mweka Nurses Training School and Princess Margaret Hospital Nurses Training Centre in Tanganyika, graduating with a General Nursing Certificate and Certificate in Midwifery. In 1957, Elizabeth was selected by the government of Tanganyika to continue her studies in the United Kingdom (UK), where in 1959, she obtained an Advanced Diploma in Nursing from Mount Vernon Hospital, Middlesex UK. In 1962, she was registered as a State Registered Nurse by the General Council for England and Wales.
Upon graduating in the UK, Elizabeth returned to Tanganyika where she worked as Nursing Officer for Princess Margaret Hospital and Ocean Road Hospital in Dar-Es-Salaam where she met and married the love of her life, Professor James K. Shaba, on April 27, 1963.
In 1964, the family moved to Glasgow, Scotland, where Elizabeth worked at the Victoria Infirmary in Glasgow, before the family moved back to now Tanzania in 1971 where she worked as the Nursing Officer in Charge at Dar-Es-Salaam Group Occupational Health Services. Following that appointment, Elizabeth worked as the Nursing Consultant for the Canadian High Commission in Dar-Es-Salaam for 26 years until her retirement in 2002.
She is survived by her husband, Professor James K. Shaba, two daughters Stella Shaba and Anale Shaba of Chicago Illinois and sisters Eliluire Kitange, Ruth Mrema and Ana Mrema in Tanzania. She was preceded in death by her son, Dr. Hamish M.E. Shaba MD, her parents, brothers Elisaria, Gabriel and John Mrema and sister Eliasaria Mrema.
“Mama Shaba” as she was known was a mother and friend to many. She believed in the power of “an education”. If a child in her family or community lacked resources to pursue an education, she provided the resources so that they could stay in school. When she was not running around helping someone who had fallen ill or needed counseling or guidance, you would find her in her garden growing everything from everyday vegetables to exotic flowers.
Memorial contributions may be made in honor of Elizabeth Elisa Shaba to Alzheimer’s Association, Illinois Chapter 8430 W. Bryn Mawr, Suite 800, Chicago IL 60631 or online at www.alz.org.
A visitation celebrating Elizabeth's life will be held from 3pm until 6pm on Saturday July 7th, with a memorial service at 5pm at the Montclair-Lucania Funeral Home, 6901 W. Belmont Ave Chicago IL 60634.
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