Installation of Modern Linear Accelerator Radiotherapy Machine at ORCI
Latest Tanzania health news · Installation of Modern Linear Accelerator Radiotherapy… explained · updated Aug 20, 2026 · health news · hospitals · public health
TLDR
- The Tanzanian government has invested over 61 billion Tanzanian Shillings in cancer treatment equipment at the Ocean Road Cancer Institute (ORCI).
- A modern linear accelerator radiotherapy machine costing 7.3 billion Shillings has been installed at ORCI to improve treatment precision and reduce damage to healthy tissue.
- The installation of two cobalt radiotherapy machines worth 4.3 billion Shillings is also complete and awaits formal commissioning next month.
- The investment aims to reduce patient waiting times for radiotherapy from over a month to an average of two weeks after diagnosis.
- An 11 billion Shilling cancer center is under construction in Mbeya, currently 57% complete, and is expected to be finished by early next year.