Tanzania: Kikwete Orders MOH, Police Crackdown On Thieving Pharmacies

PRESIDENT Jakaya Kikwete has ordered an immediate crackdown on private pharmacies illegally selling public drugs countrywide.

Mr Kikwete issued the order to Ministry of Health and Social Welfare to collaborate with Tanzania Police Force to undertake a countrywide campaign against the owners of such pharmacies because they are denying the majority of Tanzanians access to drugs.

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