Zimbabwe just rolled out a health insurance thing that costs people basically nothing and gives them access to clinics. The Community Health Equity Fund started up in Hopley and lets residents pay one dollar to sign up plus two bucks every year after that. Members get free checkups at government clinics and cheaper pregnancy care.
The program hooks people up with meds, lab work, scans, and maternity stuff like deliveries and c-sections. Health Minister Douglas Mombeshora says this helps the country hit its goal of becoming middle-income while making sure broke communities can actually see a doctor. The fund got about 700k from UNFPA to get things started.
Harare's mayor says the city needs to upgrade clinics because more people will show up now. They're testing it out in Mbare and Hopley first before spreading it around the capital next year.
The program hooks people up with meds, lab work, scans, and maternity stuff like deliveries and c-sections. Health Minister Douglas Mombeshora says this helps the country hit its goal of becoming middle-income while making sure broke communities can actually see a doctor. The fund got about 700k from UNFPA to get things started.
Harare's mayor says the city needs to upgrade clinics because more people will show up now. They're testing it out in Mbare and Hopley first before spreading it around the capital next year.
