Tanzania: No Favouritism in Subsidising Religious Hospitals, Minister Says

Dodoma — THE government has distanced itself from claims of any favouritism of religious sects in supporting social services, saying that religious hospitals are subsidized to provide services as district- or regional-designated hospitals.

Mr Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Office (Regional Administration and Local Governments), Mr Aggrey Mwanri, told the National Assembly yesterday that the government will continue collaborating with religious institutions until it is able to put up its own facilities.

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