Argentina Raimundo is one of the 800 activists who has been collaborating with the Local TB Response project for five years. She is dedicated to educating people about tuberculosis and actively seeks out people with signs and symptoms of TB in her community, in the Mucuaipa neighborhood of Nacala Port. Easy-going and friendly with everyone, Argentina is highly respected by her community and is considered more than an activist when it comes to health.
“I'm very proud to look after the health of my community. Day after day, I make house-to-house visits with the aim of reaching every family, because we never know whether or not there is a person in a particular house with symptoms of tuberculosis. Our mission is to visit every home and look for hidden cases of tuberculosis.”
“In working with the community, you gain a lot of experience. Knowing how to talk, listen and address people are the main qualities for an activist to succeed in their journey. The most rewarding thing of all is that when patients are treated well and get better, they become part of our families and help us find other people who have symptoms of TB.”
“My dream is to become an Area Leader to mobilize other activists to contribute to the eradication of tuberculosis in our communities.”