Purchase of Two Mammography Machines for Breast Cancer Screening at ORCI
Latest Tanzania health news · Purchase of Two Mammography Machines for Breast Cancer… explained · updated Aug 20, 2026 · health news · hospitals · public health
TLDR
- The Tanzanian government has invested over 61 billion TZS in cancer treatment equipment at the Ocean Road Cancer Institute (ORCI).
- This investment aims to reduce patient waiting times for radiotherapy from over a month to an average of two weeks.
- Two mammography machines costing 1.1 billion TZS have been purchased to enhance early detection and diagnosis of breast cancer.
- ORCI has also installed a modern linear accelerator radiotherapy machine and two cobalt radiotherapy machines, which are expected to treat more patients.
- An 11 billion TZS cancer center is under construction in Mbeya, set to be completed by early next year, to serve patients from the Southern Highlands and neighboring countries.