Tanzania, April 6 -- Dar es Salaam. The government has announced a new strategy to address persistent challenges in access to medicines, introducing an electronic prescribing and dispensing system (e-Prescription) aimed at improving efficiency, transparency and accountability in the health sector.

Health minister Mohamed Mchengerwa said the system will help reduce leakages, strengthen oversight and ensure better management of medicines across the country.

The move follows recent reports highlighting concerns among citizens over the unavailability of medicines at health facilities, including dispensaries, health centres and referral hospitals.

Patients have complained of being prescribed medicines that are not available at the facilitie...