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Completion of 11bn/- Cancer Centre in Mbeya by Early Next Year

Latest Tanzania health news · Completion of 11bn/- Cancer Centre in Mbeya by Early Ne… explained · updated Aug 20, 2026 · health news · hospitals · public health

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  • The government has invested over 61 billion Tanzanian Shillings in cancer treatment equipment to improve services at the Ocean Road Cancer Institute (ORCI).
  • A new 11 billion Tanzanian Shilling cancer center is under construction in Mbeya, currently 57% complete, and is expected to be finished by early next year.
  • The Mbeya cancer center will serve patients from the Southern Highlands and neighboring countries, including Zambia, Malawi, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
  • Recent upgrades at ORCI include a modern linear accelerator radiotherapy machine costing 7.3 billion Shillings and two cobalt radiotherapy machines worth 4.3 billion Shillings, which are set to reduce patient waiting.
  • ORCI is also developing a specialized care facility valued at 5.9 billion Shillings, which will include inpatient wards, outpatient clinics, laboratories, a pharmacy, and a chemotherapy unit.

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An 11bn/- cancer centre is also being built in Mbeya, currently 57 per cent complete and set for completion by early next year, to serve patients from the Southern Highlands and neighbouring areas, including Zambia, Malawi and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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