Tanzania, May 7 -- Dodoma. Tanzania has intensified efforts to establish a comprehensive legal and policy framework to regulate organ transplant services.

Addressing the country's first-ever scientific symposium on organ transplantation here in the city yesterday, Chief Medical Officer, Dr Grace Magembe, said the drafting process is well underway and is expected to be completed by September 2026.

The historic gathering, jointly hosted by Benjamin Mkapa Hospital (BMH), the ministry of Health, and the University of Dodoma (UDOM), brought together local experts and international delegates to chart the future of transplant medicine in Tanzania.

The symposium comes at a critical moment as the nation advances toward universal health coverage...