After recovering my health and attending rehabilitation for blindness, I noticed that in Zimbabwe, to the best of my knowledge (I stand to be corrected), there are no support groups or associations for meningitis survivors or an intensive public awareness drive around meningitis.
Whenever I meet people and they ask me how I lost my sight and I tell them it was meningitis, they mostly have misconceptions, because there is generally little or no information and understanding on meningitis.
On my part, when I was discharged from hospital, I was also in the dark about meningitis. I would always find it difficult to explain to people what it was, how it was acquired, treated and prevented. It is from my own ignorance that I began the process of researching and educating myself on meningitis. Through CoMO membership, I hope to tap into the network and experiences of fellow members, in the process increasing my awareness and capacity to advocate for defeating meningitis in Zimbabwe, Sub-Saharan Africa and the globe by 2030.