While Tanzania continues enforcing strict restrictions on abortion, a parallel underground business has quietly expanded in the shadows, drawing in brokers, informal healthcare providers...
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The Citizen Reporter
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Mwananchi Communications Limited
Dar es Salaam. While Tanzania continues enforcing strict restrictions on abortion, a parallel underground business has quietly expanded in the shadows, drawing in brokers, informal healthcare providers, pharmacists and unregistered treatment locations.
Behind the crowded streets and tightly packed rental compounds of Dar es Salaam, a secret abortion network is operating quietly…
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