Patients count cost as Singida referral hospital project stalls
View of a building at the Singida Regional Referral Hospital that remains under construction, as captured on July 15, 2026. The building will house specialist services, including cardiac, kidney, liver, orthopaedic, cancer and surgical care. Construction began in the 2016/17 financial year and was scheduled for completion in 2019. PHOTO | HERIETH MAKWETTA.
Dar es Salaam. Patients in Singida are paying a steep price for delays in completing the regional referral hospital, with some families selling livestock, farms and other property to finance long journeys, accommodation and specialised treatment in hospitals outside the region.
The three-storey hospital building, which was scheduled for completion in June 2019, remains unfinished nearly a decade after construction began, forcing patients seeking specialised care to travel to Dodoma, Mwanza, Kilimanjaro and Dar es Salaam.
