Safaricom’s new value added service, Daktari 1525, receives approximately 2,500 calls daily with a bulk of the calls coming from people at the bottom of the pyramid.
Daktari 1525 allows subscribers to speak to qualified medical personnel at a cost of KES 20 per minute. Callers get medical advice pertaining to:
- First aid
- Common medical problems
- Health conditions
- Proper use of medication
- Counseling
- Home remedies
- Natural cures