Dar es Salaam, April 8 -- DODOMA: In a bid to reduce the cost of kidney dialysis treatment in the country, the Tanzanian government has distributed more than 100 dialysis machines, along with the necessary reagents, to various regional referral hospitals.

This announcement was made today, April 8, 2025, in the Parliament in Dodoma by the Deputy Minister for Health, Dr. Godwin Mollel, while responding to a question regarding the governments plans to reduce the cost of dialysis services in the country.

Dr. Mollel said, in addition to distributing the machines, the government has also expanded dialysis services by establishing centers in 15 regional referral hospitals as well as in all zonal hospitals—a move aimed at increasing acces...