Precious Lunga
Dr Precious Lunga | |
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| Born | 4 October 1974 |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh University of Cambridge |
| Occupation(s) | Epidemiologist, business executive, entrepreneur |
| Organization | Baobab Circle |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
Dr Precious Lunga (born 4 October 1974) is a Zimbabwean epidemiologist, entrepreneur, and CEO/co-Founder of Baobab Circle. Between 2017 and 2018, she created Afya Pap, a mobile app offering personalized health education and coaching on chronic diseases. The app is used across seven countries in Africa, including Kenya and Uganda.
As Head of Health at Econet Wireless in 2015, Lunga launched a 24/7 dial-a-doctor service in partnership with the Ministry of Health in Zimbabwe to reach over 750,000 paying patients within a year of launch.
Lunga is a Yale World Fellow and was featured as a speaker at the Southbank Centre's Women of the World Festival in London.