Garikai Health was founded in 2020 and is providing support for safe deliveries in the community of Kuwadzana in Zimbabwe. We are distributing safe-delivery packs, so women have a safe and hygienic delivery.
We are convinced that Garikai vanaMai will help to reduce the maternal mortality rate of Zimbabwe by ensuring that the pregnancy journey and birth is safe, hygienic and dignified. Garikai means “to live in peace” in Shona and Garikai vanaMai lets mothers live in peace, wealth and comfort.
The national review of maternal deaths deemed that 47% of these deaths are avoidable. Maternal mortality in Zimbabwe remains high because of:
Communities need to have healthy and well-informed mothers to sustain healthy families. Ensuring that health-care facilities have sufficient supplies is crucial for them to provide efficient and effective service delivery. We provide birthing packs to expectant moms including a bucket to carry water, surgical gloves, surgical blades and suturing material, umbilical cord clamps, cotton wool, swabs and sanitary towels, surgical antiseptic and soap, baby receiving blanket and hat and linen savers.
We also do home visits health checks in the community so as to improve the utilisation of ANC for pregnant women in Kuwadzana.
MBBCh, PgDip Anaesthesia, MPH
Dr Isabel Zigomo is a qualified Primary Healthcare and Public Health Physician with a deep passion for medicine and for providing healthcare services to underserved communities. Her professional journey includes impactful roles at leading institutions like South Africa’s Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospita
MBBCh, PgDip Anaesthesia, MPH
Dr Isabel Zigomo is a qualified Primary Healthcare and Public Health Physician with a deep passion for medicine and for providing healthcare services to underserved communities. Her professional journey includes impactful roles at leading institutions like South Africa’s Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital and Raheema Moosa MCH. These experiences cultivated and nurtured her passion for maternal healthcare and shaped her approach to addressing systemic inequities in healthcare delivery. Dr Zigomo's dual commitment to medicine and humanitarian efforts reflects her dedication to creating sustainable health solutions and advocating for vulnerable under-resourced populations.
BEconSc, Associate Actuary (AFA), Cert. Dir. (IoDSA)
Vuyeqaba is a qualified Associate Actuary of the IFoA in the UK. She brings in her actuarial expertise in the life and health insurance and reinsurance industry from sub-Saharan Africa and plays a critical role in the financial planning of the organisation. Further equipped with Social
BEconSc, Associate Actuary (AFA), Cert. Dir. (IoDSA)
Vuyeqaba is a qualified Associate Actuary of the IFoA in the UK. She brings in her actuarial expertise in the life and health insurance and reinsurance industry from sub-Saharan Africa and plays a critical role in the financial planning of the organisation. Further equipped with Social Entrepreneurship training from Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS), she has a keen interest in developing sustainable solutions that ensure equity in access to healthcare for as many people as possible.
BSc Public Health, MA Health Sciences
Nyasha Chigariro is passionate about impacting how people access and experience healthcare. With a strong academic foundation in public health and health services research from Switzerland, she brings in her expertise in designing, implementing and managing evidence-based health programs. Her passion f
BSc Public Health, MA Health Sciences
Nyasha Chigariro is passionate about impacting how people access and experience healthcare. With a strong academic foundation in public health and health services research from Switzerland, she brings in her expertise in designing, implementing and managing evidence-based health programs. Her passion for advancing access to healthcare and promoting health equity drives her commitment to impactful solutions.