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Launch of PET Scan Machine Worth 20 Billion Shillings to Improve Cancer Diagnosis

Latest Tanzania health news · Launch of PET Scan Machine Worth 20 Billion Shillings t… explained · updated Aug 19, 2026 · health news · hospitals · public health

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  • The Ocean Road Cancer Institute (ORCI) has launched a new PET Scan machine worth 20 billion shillings to improve cancer diagnosis.
  • Patients requiring radiation therapy are expected to start treatment within an average of two weeks instead of waiting over a month due to a government investment of over 61 billion shillings.
  • The investment includes the purchase of modern treatment and diagnostic machines, such as a Linear Accelerator worth 7.3 billion shillings and two Cobalt machines worth 4.3 billion shillings, which are set to be.
  • The new PET Scan machine will enhance early-stage cancer detection and reduce patient congestion at ORCI.
  • The government is also constructing a cancer center in Mbeya at a cost of 11 billion shillings to serve residents of the Southern Highlands and neighboring countries.

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Amesema ORCI imefungwa mashine ya kisasa ya PET Scan yenye thamani ya Sh bilioni 20, itakayosaidia kuboresha uchunguzi wa saratani, hususan katika hatua za awali.

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