Upgraded Emergency Medicine Department at Bombo Regional Referral Hospital
Habari mpya za afya Tanzania · maelezo ya Upgraded Emergency Medicine Department at Bombo Regiona… · imesasishwa 6 Aug 2026 · habari za afya · hospitali · afya ya umma
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- Established in 1901, Bombo is the region’s main referral hospital.
- DAR ES SALAAM: THE East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) has committed more than 2.8bn/- (1.06 million US dollars) to construct two health centres and expand emergency healthcare services in Tanga and Geita regions, a.
- The department is staffed by only 30 healthcare workers, including two emergency physicians.
- According to the statement, the upgraded facility will reduce the need for critically ill patients to travel 196 kilometres to Dar es Salaam or 296 kilometres to Kilimanjaro to access advanced emergency treatment.
- The funding agreements, signed in Dar es Salaam yesterday, will finance the construction of health centres in Bukombe District, Geita Region and Chongoleani Ward in Tanga City, as well as a modern Emergency Medicine.