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THE fight against Tuberculosis in Zimbabwe has scored a major milestone after the OneImpact Zimbabwe Community-led Monitoring Mobile application, which provides users with information on TB, as well as providing a feedback platform on accessing services, was launched.
The application is currently available on Play Store and App Store, while plans are being made to have it on feature phones, as the country is pushing its fight to eliminate TB by 2030.
Speaking on the sidelines of a recent OneImpact Zimbabwe CLM capacity building workshop, Jointed Hands Welfare Organisation Programmes Manager, Peter Dube, said this digital innovation will go a long way in spreading information on TB.
“Apart from spreading information on TB, this will also allay fears of stigma and discrimination among people that are affected by TB,” he said.
“It actually empowers those people affected by TB, and other diseases as well, so that they can claim their rights, access health, support services and report and eliminate TB stigma and discrimination.”
Dube said the main advantage of the application was that it can be accessed at any corner of the country.
“It is not a heavy application on mobile phones and we are currently working on making sure that it can actually then be uploaded on those phones which are not smart phones,” he said.
“The idea is that we want everyone to, at least, have information on TB and everyone to use that information across the country on TB.
“So, you will notice that when you get into the application itself, it has a number of modules, the get to know your rights module, for instance right to health, right to life and other rights.”
He said the application gives users information about TB itself, in a simplified version.
Online Reporter