Tanzania announces 1,650 job vacancies for medical specialists

DAR ES SALAAM, April 16 (Xinhua) -- Tanzanian health authorities on Saturday announced 1,650 vacancies for medical specialists to ease the shortage of medical personnel in some public health centers across the country.

Abel Makubi, the permanent secretary of the Ministry of Health, said the medical specialists to be employed will be under the direct supervision of the ministry and the specialists will be placed in health centers facing a serious shortage of health care specialists, with no change of work station expected within three years.