TOKYO, Japan, May 28 -- TANZANIA has achieved another significant milestone in the healthcare sector with the announcement of plans to build a state-of- the- art kidney transplant centre and training facility at the Benjamin Mkapa Hospital (BMH) in Dodoma Region.

Upon its completion, the centre is poised to become the largest of its kind in the Sub-Saharan region, marking a major advancement in medical care and education for the area.

The government of Tanzania and Tokushukai, an organisation comprised of Japanese doctors who have long supported the improvement of healthcare services in the country signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the construction of the centre on Monday in Japan.

The signing ceremony was witnessed by Pri...