Zimbabwean nurse tells shocking ordeal in UK Memoir

"They called it treatment. I call it survival." These words capture the anguish of Angeline Moyo (née Ndebele), a Zimbabwean-born nurse whose career in the UK's National Health Service (NHS) turned into a struggle for dignity and justice.

In her newly released memoir, After the Injection, Angeline recounts the moment she was forcibly injected with Clopixol during a mental health crisis - an experience she says silenced her, misdiagnosed her, and trapped her in a system she had once faithfully served. Her book, narrated in both Ndebele and English, reveals the hidden face of racism, coercion, and injustice within mental health care.

Born in Plumtree District, Matabeleland, Angeline was the fifth of nine children. She trained as a nurse at Brunapeg School of Nursing, graduating in 1991 before working in rural clinics and hospitals across Zimbabwe. In 2001, she moved to the UK, joining the NHS and later qualifying as a specialist nurse practitioner.

Her journey, however, was marred by workplace racism, hostility from colleagues, and the traumatic ordeal that defines her memoir. What followed were years of psychiatric wards, legal battles, and forced treatment - a reality that tested her resilience but also gave her voice new power.

After the Injection, along with her earlier memoir, is more than a personal testimony. It is a rallying cry for reform, a demand for justice, and a reminder of the human cost when health systems fail to uphold compassion and equality.

Through her survival, Angeline has found purpose. Through her story, she hopes others will find strength - and the courage to speak against injustice wherever it exists.