Tanzania, June 10 -- Dodoma. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and HIV/AIDS has urged the government to consider upgrading Benjamin Mkapa Hospital (BMH), currently a zonal referral facility, to national hospital status.

This is not the first time legislators have made the call, citing specialised services already being offered at the hospital, including advanced medical care.

The committee chairperson, Dr Johannes Lukumay, made the call on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, during the tour of the hospital.

He said members were satisfied with the hospital's progress in providing 20 specialist services and 17 super-specialist services, including bone marrow transplants for children with sickle cell disease and kidney transplants, arg...