Tanzania: MNH Ward Scarcity Forces Parents to Incur Boarding Costs

Cancer unit for children at the Muhimbili National Hospital (MNH) lacks enough wards to accommodate patients accompanied by their parents, forcing some of them to seek accommodation outside the facility.

The Department Nurse in- Charge, Ms Praxeda Chenya, said on Tuesday that the unit was struggling to accommodate both the ailing children and their parents due to scarcity of wards.

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