Dar es Salaam. President Samia Suluhu Hassan has directed health researchers to investigate the growing number of children suffering from cancer and heart diseases, warning that the trend is becoming an increasingly serious public health concern in Tanzania.
Speaking yesterday during the inauguration of a new radiotherapy centre at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (KCMC) in Moshi, President Hassan said the rise in non-communicable diseases among children demands urgent scientific attention to establish the underlying causes and guide preventive interventions.
“Cancer was once considered a disease affecting adults, but today we are seeing increasing numbers of children diagnosed with it. The same applies to heart diseases. Researchers must dig deeper and help us understand what is driving this trend,” she said.
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