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Health Minister Dr Chris Baryomunsi has told Parliament that government has deployed eligible medical interns to accredited hospitals but accused unnamed “external forces” of encouraging them not to report for duty. Baryomunsi said interns were expected to report to their assigned facilities...

Health Minister Dr. Chris Baryomunsi has ordered a full investigation into Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital after a surprise midnight inspection exposed severe staff shortages, overcrowded wards and a lack of essential medicines. During the visit, the minister found that the hospital's wards...

The newly appointed Minister of Health, Dr. Chris Baryomunsi, has moved to calm growing anxieties over the medical internship crisis, assuring the public that government-sponsored interns will continue to receive full facilitation while the ministry explores options to assist privately sponsored...

Dodoma, Tanzania - November 17, 2025 President Samia Suluhu Hassan has sparked debate across Tanzania after appointing two close family members to influential positions in her new cabinet. In the latest appointments, Suluhu has named her only daughter, Wanu Hafidh Wazir, as the Deputy Minister...