By Jeffrey Moyo, Anadolu News
With the economy of landlocked southern African country Zimbabwe in shambles, the cases of frequent strokes fueled by diabetes and hypertension are rising like an epidemic.
To add insult to injury, in many cases the recovered patients have been dismissed from services, affecting their livelihood.
A stroke is a medical condition when the blood supply to part of the brain is interrupted or reduced. The condition prevents brain tissue from getting oxygen and nutrients leading to their death in minutes.
Before she was paralyzed by the stroke Thandekile Ngwenya, 48, a mother of four was working with a top NGO. She was hospitalized for six months in neighboring South Africa.