TV People we know…
Tinopona “Tin Tin” Katsande
She is a dynamic media
personality who has
spread her career
options within the
entertainment industry
from model to television
presenter to actress on
popular soapie “Studio
263” to theatre actress
to radio personality to
DJ and well…she is a
class act. We sat down
to talk about a
campaign that she
embarked on, which we
tagged wear yellow, as a
way of concientising
Zimbabweans on
endometriosis…
And yes she has plans of
getting back to acting,
but first things first…
GM.: Why do you think
that this is very important
in Zimbabwe at such a time
as this?
Tin Tin: We have suffered
for too long in silence largely
due to misdiagnosis and/ or
ignorance . More women get
Endometriosis than breast
cancer yet we hardly are
aware of the condition. I was
diagnosed when I was 17 and
have been in and out of treatments
since. Last year I was told I was
infertile now due to the progression
of the disease and I was gutted. I was
aware of the possibility that I could
have difficulty in conceiving from the
time I was first diagnosed but with
faith and treatments I always believed
I would have a baby one day.
woman is infertile or because
they need more sex.
Endometriosis makes sexual
intercourse very painful and
extremely uncomfortable for the
women.
GM.: What do you think are the
biggest challenges facing women in
Zimbabwe pertaining to
endometriosis?
Tin Tin: March is the
international endometriosis
awareness month and when I
Found out about this in January
this year I was compelled to get
Zimbabwe to be part of the
global awareness and because
you have the condition myself
what better person to spearhead
it than me. Once I went public
with my condition I was
astounded by the number of
women from across all social
divides in Zimbabwe who have
the condition or who suspected
Tin Tin: Culturally any issues to do
with female sexual and reproductive
health issues are rather taboo to talk
about even within a family and this
has led to numerous marriages and
relationships dissolving and women
suffering the physical and emotional
pain in silence especially when their
partners have extra marital affairs
either to have a child because the
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GM.: How far do you want to
reach with this campaign?
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