A network of telehealth centres launched in 2024 by ZimSmart Villages, a Zimbabwean technology and innovation organisation, is giving rural communities access to doctors via video consultation at a fraction of the cost of private clinics, charging between $2 and $10 per visit compared with $15 to $20 elsewhere. Operating out of existing post office infrastructure in partnership with state telecoms firm NetOne and postal service Zimpost, the programme has established 28 centres across seven of Zimbabwe's ten provinces and conducted more than 28,000 virtual consultations, helping diagnose conditions including hypertension, diabetes, and sexually transmitted infections. The initiative addresses a critical gap in a country where the World Health Organization recorded just 1.7 doctors per 10,000 people in 2022 — well below Africa's average of 2.6 — and where many rural patients would otherwise face journeys of 50 kilometres or more to reach urban health facilities.