ZANZIBAR, Dec. 31 -- THE Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar said it has embarked on the construction of three major referral hospitals: the new Mnazi Mmoja Hospital, the Binguni Cancer Treatment Hospital, and a Teaching Hospital to be built in Binguni, saying that all these hospitals will be accompanied by residential housing for staff.

Isles President, Dr Hussein Ali Mwinyi, unveiled the projects when he officially inaugurated residential houses for employees of Kitogani Hospital in the South Unguja Region and directed that all construction projects for residential housing for government employees be supervised by the Zanzibar Housing Corporation (ZHC), to increase efficiency, speed up implementation, and reduce construction costs.

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