EcoSure Health has launched EcoSureMed, a healthcare product that gives Zimbabweans access to medical cover, ambulance services and funeral cover from US$5 a month.
The product extends conventional micro-health insurance to address some of the practical and financial dificulties that come with illness. Members receive airtime and data when they are hospitalised, helping them stay in touch with family, friends, employers and others they rely on for support.
Members can also access emergency loans to help meet other expenses that arise while they are unwell. MARS ambulance services include emergency transport and intensive care unit transfers.
EcoSureMed offers three monthly packages: Basic at US$5, Plus at US$7 and Prime at US$10. Individuals and families can choose a package that suits their needs and budget.
The packages include health tips and cover for virtual and in-person medical consultations, medication, diagnostic services and hospitalisation. Plus and Prime members also receive maternity cover, discounts on chronic medication and support to help them stay on treatment for conditions such as diabetes and hypertension.
All three packages include EcoSure funeral cover of up to US$1,500 in the event of death.
EcoSureMed is open to all Zimbabweans, including informal-sector workers, traders, farmers, domestic workers, small business owners and families who have struggled to afford conventional medical cover. Zimbabweans living abroad can also use the product to arrange cover for relatives back home, helping them manage unexpected medical expenses.
EcoSure Health said it developed the product to reduce the financial and practical barriers that keep people from seeking medical care, adding that every life matters to the company.
“Many Zimbabwean families recognise the value of healthcare but struggle to afford protection before a medical emergency occurs.
“EcoSure Health is calling for a decisive shift from funeral cover, which pays out after death, to medical cover that preserves life, and for families to move beyond the cultural barriers that have kept funeral cover the default.
“EcoSureMed has responded to this need by bringing together essential healthcare, emergency response and additional financial support from as little as US$5 a month,” the company said.
It added that EcoSureMed gives employers an affordable way to provide healthcare cover for their staff, including domestic workers who may have no employer-sponsored cover.
To register for the new product, the company said one simply needs to dial *900# or contact EcoSureMed on WhatsApp at 0778 775 200.
