02/06/2026
๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฐ๐จ๐งโ๐ญ ๐ ๐จ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ฒ? ๐๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐. ๐๐
Meet 17-year-old Lemson from Zvishavane. For two school terms, Lemson battled a persistent cough, weight loss, and feverish nights. Despite visiting the clinic twice, he wasnโt getting betterโuntil a mobile TB screening unit arrived at his local business centre.
Lemsonโs story is a vital reminder that Tuberculosis (TB) can affect anyone, including young people and students. Because TB is an airborne infection, crowded spaces like classrooms or community hubs can increase the risk of spread.
๐ก ๐๐ก๐ฒ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐-๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ
The longer TB goes undiagnosed, the more damage it can do to the lungs, and the more it can spread to loved ones. But here is the good news: ๐๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ๐!