Tanzania's health facilities rose from 1,783 to 2,424, Lake Zone maternal and child health meeting told
24 September 2026
A working session on reproductive, maternal and child health for Tanzania's Lake Zone opened in Shinyanga on 24 September 2026.
It was opened by Dr Samson Kitiba, the zone's acting chairperson and Director of Services and Surgery at Bugando Hospital.
The Ministry of Health said the number of health facilities in the country rose from 1,783 in 2023 to 2,424 in 2025.
The Lake Zone has six regions (Mwanza, Mara, Simiyu, Shinyanga, Geita and Kagera), about 17.8 million people and 43 councils.
Dr Kitiba named newborn deaths and staff shortages, especially of anaesthesia specialists, as continuing challenges.
In plain words
RMNCH Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health — The cluster of health services covering pregnancy, childbirth, newborns and children.
Bugando Hospital Bugando Medical Centre — A major referral hospital in Mwanza serving Tanzania's Lake Zone.