{"id":775716,"date":"2024-06-10T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-10T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=775716"},"modified":"2024-06-20T13:28:00","modified_gmt":"2024-06-20T11:28:00","slug":"business-talk-lulame-co-founder-roberta-gumede-on-bridging-the-divide-between-rural-and-urban-healthcare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/business-opinion\/775716\/business-talk-lulame-co-founder-roberta-gumede-on-bridging-the-divide-between-rural-and-urban-healthcare\/","title":{"rendered":"Business Talk \u2013 Lulame co-founder Roberta Gumede on bridging the divide between rural and urban healthcare"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In this Business Talk with Michael Avery interview, Lulame co-founder and Marketing Director Roberta Gumede discusses bridging the gap between rural and urban healthcare access in South Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lulame.com\/sign-up\/?utm_source=Business+Talk&amp;utm_campaign=Lulame&amp;utm_content=Article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Click here to find out more about how Lulame is ending the long walk to healthcare.<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Gumede is an experienced strategist and marketing practitioner who boasts impressive business expertise&nbsp; \u2013 both in Africa and abroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is complemented by her command of Mandarin, which has proved instrumental in ensuring strong relationships between Chinese companies and her colleagues in Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She co-founded Lulame thanks to her deep-rooted passion for providing turnkey solutions that drive Africa forward and address issues in remote areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gumede believes that the key to transforming Africa is through a collaboration of technology, communities, and excellent service delivery \u2013 and this is particularly applicable to the healthcare sector in which Lulame operates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The interview<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Gumede begins the interview by discussing the gap between rural and urban healthcare in South Africa, and how this gap compares to those in other African countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She then outlines how a lack of access to healthcare can result in increased health crises in rural regions, and explains how Lulame\u2019s technologically-advanced mobile healthcare units can help solve this challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She also unpacks how Lulame has navigated healthcare regulations to develop and deploy these units, and reveals Lulame\u2019s approach to social responsibility through its various initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gumede concludes the interview by outlining the plans Lulame has to improve healthcare access in South Africa, especially in remote and rural areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch the interview with Roberta Gumede below.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Vyl8Xnww7V0?si=q2Z0ZPaOC-3zfE1X\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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