Tanzania, April 22 -- Arusha. Road traffic accidents continue to account for the majority of patients treated at the Muhimbili Orthopaedic and Neurosurgical Institute (MOI), with between 60 and 62 percent of admissions linked to crashes, the hospital has said.

Speaking on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, during specialised training on road infrastructure safety for engineers from the Tanzania National Roads Agency (Tanroads), the Rural and Urban Roads Agency (Tarura), private practitioners and other stakeholders in Arusha, MOI Head of Research Unit, Dr Joel Bwemelo, said the trend remained a major public health concern.

He said the institute's emergency unit receives about 8,000 patients, of whom nearly two-thirds are victims of road crashes....