Precious Lunga

Dr Precious Lunga
Born (1974-10-04) 4 October 1974 (age 49)
Bulawayo, Rhodesia
Alma materUniversity of Edinburgh
University of Cambridge
Occupation(s)Epidemiologist, business executive, entrepreneur
OrganizationBaobab Circle[1]
Spouse
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(m. 2010)​
Children1

Dr Precious Lunga[2] (born 4 October 1974)[3] 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.[4][5] The app is used across seven countries in Africa, including Kenya and Uganda.[6][4][7]

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.[8][9]

Lunga is a Yale World Fellow and was featured as a speaker at the Southbank Centre's Women of the World Festival in London.[10][11]

  1. ^ "Baobab Circle". Baobab Circle. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Fireside chat with Dr Annalisa Jenkins, Dr Precious Lunga and Professor Peter Piot". LSHTM. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  3. ^ Lewis, Helen (9 June 2011). "Precious Lunga, Epidemiologist". New Statesman. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  4. ^ a b "'AfyaPap' app introduced to help manage diabetes". BiztechAfrica. 8 March 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Baobab Circle". afyapap.com. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Baobab Circle". www.baobabcircle.com. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  7. ^ "AFYA Mobile App to help Ugandans manage diabetes". New Vision. 29 February 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  8. ^ "Econet's dial-a-doctor service goes live in Zimbabwe". IT Web. 11 February 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  9. ^ "Precious Lunga | Yale Greenberg World Fellows". worldfellows.yale.edu. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  10. ^ "Precious Lunga | Yale World Fellows Program". worldfellows.yale.edu. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  11. ^ "WATCH: Women Of The World Festival In London Celebrates Achievement, Potential Of Women". HuffPost. 15 March 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2020.