Tanzania, May 15 -- Dar es Salaam. Opposition party ACT Wazalendo has expressed deep concern regarding the ministry of Health's proposed budget for the 2024/25 financial year.

On May 13, 2023, the minister for Health, Ms Ummy Ali Mwalimu, presented Parliament with the ministry's plan and expenditure estimates for the 2024/25 financial year.

In response, Dr Elizabeth Sanga, Health Sector Spokesperson for ACT Wazalendo, scrutinised the budget to gauge its alignment with the current needs, highlighting several critical areas that require urgent attention.

In a statement, she said Tanzania's health sector remains underfunded, falling below 3 percent of the national budget for three consecutive years.

"This falls far short of the 2001 Abuj...