OSAKA, JAPAN, May 27 -- THE Benjamin Mkapa Hospital, the University of Dodoma, and Japans Tokushukai Medical Corporation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the construction of a state-of-the-art kidney transplant center and specialist training facility in Dodoma.

The agreement, valued at over 28bn/-, will see the facility established at Benjamin Mkapa Zonal Referral Hospital, making it the largest kidney transplant center in Sub-Saharan Africa.

The signing took place on Monday in Osaka, Japan, during the Tanzania-Japan Business, Investment, and Tourism Forum.

The event was witnessed by Tanzanias Prime Minister, Kassim Majaliwa, and forms part of the countrys broader engagement in the ongoing World Expo Osaka 2025.

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