How telehealth is helping close the healthcare gap in rural Zimbabwe
Moments later, the machine beeps with the reading.Only months earlier, Kadzunge had been struggling to work her fields or prepare meals for her family. “I then spoke to a doctor through a video call.”She was diagnosed with hypertension and prescribed medication, which she continues to take daily. Advertisement According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Zimbabwe had 1.7 doctors for every 10,000 people in 2022, compared with Africa’s average of 2.6.For many rural residents, seeing a doctor in person requires expensive travel.
- ▪Moments later, the machine beeps with the reading.Only months earlier, Kadzunge had been struggling to work her fields or prepare meals for her family.
- ▪“I then spoke to a doctor through a video call.”She was diagnosed with hypertension and prescribed medication, which she continues to take daily.
- ▪Advertisement According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Zimbabwe had 1.7 doctors for every 10,000 people in 2022, compared with Africa’s average of 2.6.For many rural residents, seeing a doctor in person requires expensive travel.
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NewsHow telehealth is helping close the healthcare gap in rural ZimbabweVirtual consultations are replacing hours of travel, bringing affordable healthcare closer to rural Zimbabweans.ListenListen (6 mins)SaveClick here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharefacebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoNoreen Chimanya, a nurse working at a telehealth centre in Nyazura, Zimbabwe [Farai Shawn Matiashe/Al Jazeera]By Farai Shawn MatiashePublished On 28 Jul 202628 Jul 2026Nyazura, Zimbabwe – Bright fluorescent lights reflect off polished floors as Anymore Kadzunge returns for a routine check-up at a telehealth centre that helped diagnose the illness she had struggled with for months.The 38-year-old farmer sits quietly as a nurse wraps a blood pressure cuff around her arm.
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