This wasn't the president's first trip abroad to meet with foreign doctors, but it was the first time state officials admitted to Sata's medical needs. 
Hii haikuwa ziara ya kwanza ya Rais nje ya nchi kukutana na madaktari wa kigeni. lakini ilikuwa ni mara ya kwanza kwa maafisa wa serikali kukiri kwamba Rais alikuwa anapata matibabu.