EcoSure Health has launched EcoSureMed, a healthcare product offering Zimbabweans medical cover, ambulance services and funeral cover from US$5 a month.
The product combines conventional medical cover with additional support to help members manage the practical and financial challenges that come with illness. Members receive airtime and data when hospitalised, allowing them to stay in touch with family, friends, employers and others who support them.
They can also access emergency loans to meet other expenses that arise while they are unwell. Through MARS, members have access to ambulance services, including emergency transport and intensive care unit transfers.
EcoSureMed has three monthly packages: Basic at US$5, Plus at US$7 and Prime at US$10. Individuals and families can choose a package based on their needs and budget.
All three packages include health tips and cover for virtual and in-person medical consultations, medication, diagnostic services and hospitalisation. Plus and Prime members also get maternity cover, discounts on chronic medication and support to help them stay on treatment for conditions such as diabetes and hypertension.
The packages also include EcoSure funeral cover of up to US$1,500 in the event of death.
The product is open to all Zimbabweans, including informal-sector workers, traders, farmers, domestic workers, small business owners and families who may struggle to afford conventional medical cover. Zimbabweans living abroad can also arrange cover for relatives back home, helping them meet unexpected healthcare costs.
EcoSure Health said the product was developed to reduce the financial and practical barriers that prevent 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 says.
EcoSureMed also gives employers an affordable way to provide medical cover for their staff, including domestic workers who may not have employer-sponsored healthcare. To register, customers can dial *900# or contact EcoSureMed on WhatsApp on 0778 775 200.
