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How Zuri, Kenyan e-health Startup Expanded to Senegal

December 29, 2021

It is the stuff dreams are made as Kenyan startup Zuri Health has taken its trade to Africa’s west coast of Senegal. This was achieved through a partnership with telecoms firm Expresso Senegal.

Zuri was founded in early 2021 as a platform that allows users to book appointments instantly with any medical professional or hospital within their region, book laboratory tests, talk to practitioners via message or video, and request for home visits.

Ikechukwu Arthur Anoke, founder and CEO at Zuri Health. — Ikechukwu Arthur Anoke, founder and CEO at Zuri Health

In the Pharmacy section of the app, users can get their prescription and over the counter medication online, and have it delivered to their doorstep. The app comes with an SMS functionality, designed to reach a wide range of individuals or users who may not have access to WAP or internet enabled devices.

The startup has now expanded into Senegal in partnership with Expresso Senegal, meaning Expresso subscribers will be able to easily sign up to Zuri and begin to chat and consult with a doctor via SMS. Patients will receive real-time and reliable response from certified doctors, affordable healthcare, and secure and protected private health information.

“We are very excited to be working with Expresso Senegal as our telco partner in Senegal. At Zuri Health, we have taken into cognizance Africa’s unique challenges and offered medical consultation via SMS service to take care of the over 65 per cent of the population without access to smartphones or the internet. Patients are now able to consult with a doctor from as low as CFA30. Our commitment to offering quality, affordable and accessible healthcare is the key reason we have partnered with Expresso Senegal,” said Ikechukwu Arthur Anoke, founder and CEO at Zuri Health.

“It is with great satisfaction that Expresso Senegal and Zuri Health are launching together the health app under the name Zuri Health. This is a major innovation in the Senegalese healthcare ecosystem, allowing our company to once again contribute to the solution of the challenges the population faces in accessing a first-resort physician for guidance and referrals,” said Radi Almamoun, acting CEO at Expresso Senegal.

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Kenyan e-health Startup Zuri Health Expands To Senegal

December 15, 2021

Zuri Health, a Kenyan health-tech business, has begun operations in Senegal. To begin operations in Senegal, the business has teamed with Expresso Senegal.

Expresso Senegal, a subsidiary of the Expresso Telecom company, is a Senegalese telecommunications operator that provides 4G internet, voice, and SMS services, as well as business and roaming solutions.

“It is with great satisfaction that Expresso Senegal and Zuri Health are launching together the health app under the name Zuri Health. This is a major innovation in the Senegalese healthcare ecosystem, allowing our company to once again contribute to the solution of the challenges the population faces in accessing a first-resort physician for guidance and referrals.” said Radi Almamoun, Acting CEO at Expresso Senegal.

Zuri Health claims that by combining technology with healthcare, they will be able to create value across the entire chain.

In Senegal, an Expresso customer just texts a phrase to 28008 to activate the service and begin chatting and consulting with a doctor by SMS. Patients will receive real-time and dependable responses from licensed doctors, as well as economical healthcare and safe and secured personal health data.

The majority of Senegalese users who do not have access to internet-enabled devices or cellphones will now be able to obtain first-level medical advice from competent medical specialists via SMS.

“We are very excited to be working with Expresso Senegal as our Telco partner in Senegal. At Zuri Health, we have taken into cognizance Africa’s unique challenges and offered medical consultation via SMS service to take care of the over 65% of the population without access to smartphones or the internet. Patients are now able to consult with a doctor from as low as 30 CFA franc. Our commitment to offering quality, affordable and accessible healthcare is the key reason we have partnered with Expresso Senegal.”- noted Ikechukwu Arthur Anoke, Founder

Zuri Health, based in Nairobi, Kenya, provides disenfranchised people in Sub-Saharan Africa with affordable and accessible healthcare through a mobile app, website, and SMS. This is accomplished by utilizing a vast database of medical professionals, pharmacies, laboratories, and diagnostic institutes.

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