Tanzania, May 23 -- Dar es Salaam. A recent investigation by The Citizen has uncovered the growing scale of Tanzania's underground unsafe abortion network, exposing how women are being drawn into a secretive system driven by fear, desperation and weak access to reproductive healthcare services.

The investigation, revealed how women spend between Sh40,000 and Sh100,000 on abortion-related drugs sourced through hidden networks involving brokers, some pharmacists, covert healthcare workers and unregistered clinics operating largely through phone calls and WhatsApp groups.

In severe cases, treatment costs for complications were found to rise to nearly Sh1 million, with some women suffering life-threatening health consequences after undergoi...