DAR ES SALAM, Dec. 26 -- AT just 32 years old, Halary Msoka embodies a powerful truth often overlooked in conventional success stories: lifes unexpected detours can sometimes lead to the most fulfilling destinations.

Today, he is a thriving businessman in Dar es Salaam, owning and operating multiple shops in some of the citys most competitive trading hubs.

Yet his journey to entrepreneurship did not begin behind a counter or in a bustling market. It began in lecture halls, laboratories and hospital corridors, shaped by years of medical training and a dream of professional service in the health sector.

Msoka currently runs businesses in Kariakoo, Kimara Mwisho and Kimara Korogwe in Dar es Salaam, areas well known for intense competition...