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*Strive Masiyiwa Offers Free COVID-19 Testing For Zimbabweans* *Follow Pindula on WhatsApp for daily new updates* https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va84dngJP21B2nWeyM3v?rd Businessman and Africa Union Special Envoy Strive Masiyiwa has announced free COVID-19 testing in Zimbabwe, along with ramped-up testing for the broader population at cost, through his Higherlife Foundation (HLF) and Testing Alliance. > The billionaire entrepreneur and philanthropist wrote: > #Free Testing in Zimbabwe! > Starting today, any Zimbabwean who wants a COVID-19 test can get it. > We have built a #Testing Alliance of over 1 500 partners, including private doctors, clinics and pharmacies. > We supply them with Test Kits on consignment (they don’t pay for them upfront) and we cap the cost of their Tests at US$15 for RDT and US$30 for PCR (when it becomes available in two weeks). > People who live in low-income areas and rural areas don’t have to pay, as our Foundation pays for them. Nurses, doctors and other healthcare workers also get free tests. > We make zero profit on the kits and testing. We just try to recover the cost. > The HSR (Health Status Report) is a tool which enables us to pay the doctors who carry out the tests. > It is like a franchise system: We basically pay the doctors, pharmacists, and private laboratories US$5 per test, after recovering the cost of the test kit itself. Once they send the details on the HSR, we pay them. I know one doctor who is currently doing 10 tests per hour! > As I said before, the more testing that you do, the less you need lockdowns. > We are shipping special laboratories to help scale up testing particularly at border posts. Border posts can easily become what are called “super spreaders” if you put people in containment. > Helping to clear backlogs of Testing is our highest priority. > The Zimbabwe initiative is a trial, which I and a few donors are looking to scale to other countries if it helps to slow down infections. > Next week I will be announcing another major initiative to try and help those who are infected: watch this space! _If you found this article useful_ *Please support Pindula by forwarding to friends and groups*
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