Three Health Workers Suspended in Urambo Following Rape Incident and Professional Negligence

Tabora. Three health workers, including the District Medical Officer of Urambo, have been suspended, while two others continue to face questioning following an incident in which a patient was allegedly raped by a clinician, alongside other acts of professional negligence.

The directive was issued on December 1, 2025 by the Tabora Regional Commissioner, Paul Chacha, during a special security committee visit to Urambo District.

The visit followed a series of disturbing reports involving some health personnel providing poor-quality services to citizens, including the rape case that occurred on November 24, 2025.

The decision to suspend the officials comes just a day after the Prime Minister, Dr Mwigulu Nchemba, ordered firm action against the perpetrator of the assault.

He instructed authorities to suspend a clinician in Tabora Region accused of sedating a patient with an injection before raping her.