IAEA expands nuclear medicine and energy support in Tanzania

Expanded nuclear cooperation is quietly reshaping Tanzania’s hospitals, labs, and power planning while locking in foreign technical backing.

Partnership scope and payoffs

• The International Atomic Energy Agency feeds multiple Tanzanian sectors.
• Boosted health, farming, water, environment, energy, and factories.
• Channeled tech for peaceful civilian purposes.
• Framed cooperation as development muscle.

High-level talks in the capital

• Samwel William Shelukindo engaged agency leadership in Dodoma.
• Used talks to reinforce long-running ties.
• Pitched continuity as a national priority.
• Positioned cooperation as mutually beneficial.

Medical and food safety upgrades

• Tanzania leveraged nuclear tools for healthcare gains.
• Strengthened cancer detection and treatment capacity.
• Modernized food testing facilities.
• Matched systems to global benchmarks.

Academic hub ambitions

• University of Dar es Salaam trains nuclear science specialists.
• Shares that role with Nelson Mandela Institute of Science and Technology.
• Focuses on medical physics expertise.
• Markets the country as a regional skills center.

Energy planning support

• Ministry of Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation keeps nuclear energy on the table.
• Taps agency guidance for long-term strategy.
• Blends nuclear into a mixed energy future.
• Signals commitment to peaceful deployment.

Agency response and visit

• Gashaw Wolde applauded responsible technology use.
• Backed continued alignment with development goals.
• Conducted an official country visit.
• Scheduled presence from February 2 to 6, 2026.