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Zanzibar's Acting Minister for Health has issued a stern warning to district medical officers over declining healthcare service standards.

Zanzibar's Acting Minister for Health has issued a stern warning to district medical officers over declining healthcare service standards, threatening disciplinary action.
A crisis of confidence in public healthcare is brewing in Zanzibar. Dr. Saada Mkuya Salum, the Acting Minister for Health, has delivered a scathing assessment of service delivery across district hospitals, demanding an immediate cessation of professional negligence that is jeopardizing citizen health.
The government has channeled substantial investments into medical infrastructure and resource allocation. However, these financial commitments are being fundamentally undermined by severe operational inefficiencies and a deteriorating standard of patient care at the grassroots level.
This stark public rebuke signals a pivot from bureaucratic tolerance to strict accountability. The administration recognizes that a robust healthcare system is the bedrock of economic productivity and social stability in the archipelago, making the current trajectory entirely unacceptable.
Public grievances regarding long wait times, misdiagnoses, and the alleged worsening of patient conditions have reached a critical threshold. The Ministry of Health is now initiating an aggressive audit of all operational health centers to enforce strict compliance with established medical protocols.
Dr. Saada was unequivocal in her directive: facilities operating without adequate infrastructure or competent personnel will be summarily closed. The strategy involves consolidating resources into better-equipped centers to maximize efficiency and guarantee patient safety.
The role of District Medical Officers (DMOs) is undergoing intense scrutiny. They are now mandated to implement rigorous supervisory frameworks, ensuring that every shilling invested translates directly into tangible health outcomes for the populace.
Permanent Secretary Dr. Mngereza Mzee Miraji has pledged to back the Minister’s directives with stringent legal enforcement. The era of lax supervision and professional impunity within the Zanzibar health sector is ostensibly coming to an end.
The challenge lies in execution. Closing clinics, while necessary for quality control, risks temporarily disenfranchising rural communities. The government must rapidly deploy mobile health units or establish subsidized transport networks to bridge this accessibility gap.
The mandate is clear: healthcare in Zanzibar must evolve from a reactive, flawed system into a proactive, patient-centric model of excellence.
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