Tanzania: Doctors' Disquiet Over Lawsuits

Dar es Salaam — Doctors are advocating incorporating professional indemnity insurance in policy and regulatory frameworks. This comes as a result of increasing public awareness regarding patients' rights - and, thus, avoiding possible litigation against medical malpractice.

Thanks to the Information Communication Technology (ICT) revolution, people are getting more conscious, experts say, citing the relentlessly increasing numbers of patients seeking compensation, compared to twenty years ago.

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