Tanzania holds preparatory meeting for the Oct 1st EAC Health Ministers’ meeting in Arusha

DODOMA: THE Ministry of Health has held a preparatory meeting ahead of the country’s participation in the 26th East African Community (EAC) Sectoral Council of Ministers for Health meeting, scheduled to take place in Arusha from October 1 to 6, 2026.

The meeting was held at the Public Health Emergency Operations Centre (PHEOC) in Mtumba, Dodoma, bringing together health experts and stakeholders from the Ministry of Health in Mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation, the Tanzania Medicines and Medical Devices Authority (TMDA), the Medical Stores Department (MSD), Benjamin Mkapa Hospital (BMH), the National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR), the Ministry of Education and Muhimbili University.