Lawmakers say outsourced hospitals are failing patients in Zanzibar

Unguja. Members of the House of Representatives have criticised the quality of services in Zanzibar’s government hospitals operated under private management arrangements, despite major investments in modern infrastructure, and called on the government to review the outsourcing policy.

The legislators said the arrangement has not only failed to improve healthcare delivery but has also undermined employment opportunities for local professionals, who are reportedly paid significantly lower salaries than foreign specialists employed by contracted companies.