Alone in death: Unclaimed bodies in Tanzania’s mortuaries

There are no official statistics about how many unclaimed bodies are buried across Tanzania

By  Hellen Nachilongo

What you need to know:

  • Hospital official attributed the growing trend to road accidents, mob killings, abandoned patients in hospitals, homeless people among the cases.

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