He aims to reduce wait times for patients seeking medical attenetion. To achieve that goal, he developed a WhatsApp chatbot designed to connect healthcare providers directly with patients.
Blessing Museki (photo), a renowned Zimbabwean computer scientist and entrepreneur, is the founder of Cloomi, an innovative tech startup that connects people to healthcare providers. Launched in 2023, Cloomi offers a WhatsApp chatbot that anonymously links Zimbabweans with various healthcare providers, including pharmacies, medical laboratories, and diagnostic imaging centers. Through this app, patients can check the availability of services and compare prices. They also receive the physical address of providers, a location map, and the WhatsApp number of the selected business.
"We have made over 10,000 successful matches since launch, with users receiving responses within minutes during the day on regular working days," stated Blessing Museki in July 2024. The platform currently features more than 230 pharmacies, over 20 medical laboratories and diagnostic imaging centers, and a database of more than 700 registered healthcare practitioners across Zimbabwe.
Blessing Museki is also a chatbot developer for BNP Paribas. Before founding Cloomi, he co-founded Joblock in 2019, a platform that enables job seekers to manage and share their professional references securely. In 2020, he co-founded SwiftLog and Freshslate.app. SwiftLog is a platform that facilitates the recording of water and electricity meter readings via smartphone, while Freshslate.app allows users to store and share their COVID-19 test results.
Blessing Museki graduated from the University of Zimbabwe in 1999 with a bachelor's degree in mathematics and computer science. He also holds a master's degree in financial markets with information systems, obtained in 2007 from London Metropolitan University. He gained experience by working for several years as a developer for companies such as Econet Wireless, London Stock Exchange Group, Transport for London, and M&G Investments.
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