This paper is centered on examining the legal framework protecting consumers of health services in Tanzania, as such it is therefore centered on examining and analyzing the role of consumer protection laws in protecting consumers of health services, provides for the tests on whether the laws which govern consumer protection are effective or otherwise and provides for the way forward. Thus, it provides for the introduction of consumer protection, tracing its root from international law. This paper will also look into the role of international law in protecting the rights of consumers in the world and how it affects the implementation and enactment of domestic law with regards to consumer protection.
The examination is also based on the jurisprudence behind the enactment of the consumer protection laws and how it is measured and regarded as one of the rights of the person with regards to the protection of the right to life of an individual. Legal challenges facing consumers of health services will also be discussed and finally concluded followed by recommendations on what has to be done in order to rectify the situation as far as protection of consumers in Tanzania is concerned.
