Web shopping offers lifeline in Zimbabwe

The cost of medical services in Zimbabwe went up by 75%  since the beginning of this month. BPMS Ltd is pleased to announce that it is not increasing the cost of its services. The company believes that health is a right and not a privilege. The management at BPMS Ltd is fully committed to keeping the cost of its services low.

It is sad that the cost of medical care continues to go up in Zimbabwe. Most of the people cannot afford private medical care. They depend on the medical services provided by the Government and the public health system is struggle to cope. Currently the health personnels are on strike worsening the situation.

BPMS Ltd is happy to announce to its valued clients that it is reducing the cost of its services by 20%. The company hopes that this will help many people to access the private medical care in Zimbabwe. Your loved ones can use the private medical services in Zimbabwe if you make your payments through BPMS Ltd. The company takes away the stress from you. You do not need to make unnecessary phone calls to Zimbabwe. BPMS Ltd will do that for you. The company guarantee to get a GP appointment within 24hours and Specialist appointment within 48hours. The new price list is given below and the cost of other services is available on request.

The management at BPMS Ltd would like to wish its customers a merry Christmas and a prosperous new year. We wish good health to your family and friends in Zimbabwe. You should not worry yourselves should your family and friends in Zimbabwe fall sick. BPMS Ltd is there to take the worry away from you. We are a phone call or email away. We will arrange their medical care for you. 

BPMS LtD is pleased to announce that the long awaited Zimbabwean project is now fully functioning. The company has teamed up with medical service providers in Zimbabwe to give its clients dedicated medical care. The company has gone further to make it easier for the Zimbabwean Diaspora to make payments by providing a secure online payment system through paypal. This will make life easy for many people as there will be no need  for them to go to the bank to make payments. All the information is now on the website. BPMS LtD is proud to be working with the Zimbabwean Diaspora and Zimbabwean medical service providers. The company will do all it can to improve the service and welcome any suggestions or comments from members of the public.

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It is estimated that there are between 500 000 and 1 million Zimbabweans in the UK and about 90% of them remit their money monthly to Zimbabwe. The Zimbabwean Diaspora use different methods to remit their funds. Some use official channels and others use the black market because of its lucrative rates. The black market is not without risks as some have lost their funds to unscrupulous dealers. The funds remitted are used for the day to day up keep of relatives and friends in Zimbabwe. Some of the funds are used for investments particularly in the property industry.

The cost of living is now very high in Zimbabwe with inflation rising. Many people are failing to make ends meet and the fortunate ones rely on relatives in the UK. There is so much pressure on the Zimbabwean Diaspora from relatives back home who are always crying for help. This has resulted in some Zimbabweans in the UK overworking to meet the demands from loved ones who are back home. Some people are working more than 60 hours a week to boost their wages. This overworking can have disastrous effects. Some have found themselves admitted to hospitals because they could not tolerate the abuse any longer.

So many groups have come up with ways of helping the Zimbabwean Diaspora. The Diaspora does not have the time so any initiative that saves them time will be greatly welcomed. A group of genuine business people have teamed up to help the Diaspora remit their hard earned pound to Zimbabwe. The business people have gone further in bringing a lot of services to the Zimbabwean Diaspora. Most of these services are now available on Internet and people do not need to leave their houses or make endless calls.

BPMS LTD has taken this initiative further by providing a service to the Zimbabwean Diaspora.

 BEEPEE MEDICAL SERVICES LTD (BPMS) was established in August 2006 UK as a provider of quality and affordable occupational health and well being services. The business has successfully expanded and now is involved in a project that enables Zimbabweans in the Diaspora to support the health care and medical needs of family and friends back home.  BPMS has teamed up with medical service providers in Zimbabwe who will be providing a service to BPMS clients. The project saves the Zimbabwean Diaspora from making endless international phone calls back home and from taking time off work. We have a dedicated team that takes all that hassle away from our clients. We promise to deal with our clients requests within 72hrs and if we fail we will refund our clients.

We pay our service providers in advance so that our clients are provided with the best care because the service providers will have been paid their fees. We will handle our clients’ health needs from consultations, including investigations, and medications up to admissions. We will help our service providers to source medicines and medical equipment outside the country if it is not available locally.

Our Harare office will handle all the local inquiries whilst the UK office will deal with all the payments and inquiries in the UK.

BPMS promise to take the hassle away from its clients by taking over everything as soon the payments are made in the UK. Our dedicated team in Zimbabwe will handle the appointments and find a service provider who is nearest and suitable to deal with the needs of our clients. This whole process should be finished within 72hrs.

 

 

We are now approaching  World Aids Day  which is on the 1st of December. BEEPEE MEDICAL SERVICES will be running a few articles on this blog to raise awareness to the people out there as part of our community service. We will discuss the ways the company will be helping people to live positively with AIDS.

We all know that the first cases of AIDS in Zimbabwe were identified in the mid -1980s. Today the country is experiencing a generalized HIV epidemic, with an HIV prevalence in the adult population (15-49 years) of about 24.6%.  Recent data from the national surveillance system show a decline in HIV prevalence among pregnant women from 26% in 2002 to 21% in 2004. Changes in sexual behavior appear to have contributed to the decline.

Zimbabwe follows WHO- recommended treatment guidelines for antiretroviral drugs. There are two local manufacturers of generic antiretroviral drugs. Inadequate availability of foreign currency is a major constraint to the pharmaceutical companies in Zimbabwe. The country need a constant supply of antiretroviral drugs. This means that the manufacturers must get a constant supply of foreign currency to procure the raw materials for the antiretroviral drugs. The harsh economic conditions and reduced donor support among other problems is hindering the progress of the national response to the epidemic.

We feel that the Zimbabwean Diaspora should play an active role in alleviating the suffering of the people in Zimbabwe. There are many ways by which the Diaspora can help the population of Zimbabwe.

We at BEEPEE MEDICAL SERVICES feel that there is hope for the people living with HIV/AIDS in Zimbabwe. We are prepared to make use of our contacts to help the people in Zimbabwe.

We call upon our customers to think of people that are living with HIV/AIDS throughout the world and Zimbabwe in particular. Remember that each day in Zimbabwe an estimated 564 adults and children become infected with HIV and about 2000 die every week.

We believe that we can bring some change to this, even if we might be 10 000 all so miles away. Together we will help the people in Zimbabwe. What are we doing when our brothers and sisters are dying in Zimbabwe. There is a way of helping the population of Zimbabwe and we will be exploring the options in our next articles.

Lastly as we sit in our adopted homes in the UK we must not forget that we are from Zimbabwe.

The word is spreading like veld fire and you are keeping us busy. We welcome that and would like to promise all our customers that we will not let you down. Thank you very much for spreading the word to all your friends and relatives. Everyone at BEEPEE MEDICAL SERVICES is happy that the dream is being realised. We are now doing what we enjoy most. The site is performing fairly well with a few problems. We would like also to reassure you that we are attending to those few hiccups.

I am impressed so far with the number of people that have visited our site and the comments that we are getting. Please keep your comments and suggestions coming. We are there to make sure that our customers are happy. Our MOTTO IS THAT A CUSTOMER IS A KING. We will do our best to make sure that you are all happy. We are working flat out with our colleagues in Zimbabwe to make sure that the Diaspora can help by paying for the treatment of their relatives without sending the money to Zimbabwe. We will be handling the funds this side and your relatives will get the medicines they so need. We want to make sure that our colleagues in Zimbabwe do not run out of medicines. They will not have foreign currency problems because our company is there to help them with the foreign currency. Please feel free to send us any questions that are bothering you. We will try to answer them and if we cannot we will refer you to the specialists in that area.

Bye for now

I had a dream that one day we shall make a change to the inadequacy of the health system in Zimbabwe. I am slowly realising my dream as we launch this company. I will keep you all updated. This is your company. We are here to listern to you.

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