Proposal for Hospitals to Purchase Quality Oxygen from Private Producers
Latest Tanzania health news · Proposal for Hospitals to Purchase Quality Oxygen from… explained · updated Aug 17, 2026 · health news · hospitals · public health
TLDR
- TOL Gases PLC has requested the government to allow hospitals to purchase quality oxygen from private producers.
- The request was made by TOL Gases CEO Daniel Warungu during a press conference in Dar es Salaam after the company's 31st Annual General Meeting.
- Warungu emphasized that private companies have the capacity to produce oxygen and that the government should focus on purchasing rather than producing it themselves.
- TOL Gases reported an increase in revenue from 30.2 billion TZS in 2024 to 31.15 billion TZS in 2025, with a rise in profit before tax from 3.98 billion TZS to 6.78 billion TZS.
- The company is also expanding its production capacity through two major projects, including a new plant expected to start producing carbon dioxide in September 2027.