in total, of which 9 were public and 9 were private. The most dispensaries were found in Mlimba DC (19), followed by Ulanga DC (18) and Morogoro DC (15). According to data from the municipalities, the area will not have any new hospitals or health facilities between 2017 and 2020. The region has two referral hospitals, St Francis Referral Hospital (Ifakara) and the Morogoro Referral Hospital (Morogoro) with an eye care department. The Morogoro Region has a number of universities, including the Sokoine University of Agriculture, Jordan University College, Morogoro Muslim University, and Mzumbe University. There are also colleges such as Morogoro Teachers' College, Dakawa Teachers' College, and Land College. In 2017, there were 872 pre-primary classrooms in Morogoro Region, 823 (94.4%) of which belonged to the public, and 49 (5.6%) to private owners. Pre-primary school enrollment climbed to 833 in 2019 (a 1.2% rise), of which 822 (93.2%) were public schools and 61 (6.8%) were private (Table 5.16). At the council's level, Morogoro DC had the most pre-primary schools in 2019 with 159 (157 public and 2 private), followed by Kilosa DC with 154 (148 public and 6 private), Mvomero 104 DC with 144 (143 public and 3 private), and Malinyi DC with 35 (35 public and no private). There were 58 private secondary schools and 180 public ones in the area in 2016. In 2019, there were 64 private and 182 public schools, an increase. Relatively speaking, Malinyi DC has the fewest secondary schools overall in 2019 (39 public and 4 private), followed by Morogoro DC (27 public and 2 private), and Kilosa DC (39 public and 4 private). There were just 10 libraries in the area in 2020. Additionally, the region needed 162 libraries, leaving a shortage of 152.0 (93.8 percent). Except for Kilosa DC, which has six libraries in public secondary schools in 2020, followed by Ulanga DC with three, and Mvomero DC with one, the majority of the councils in the region lack such facilities. References External links Regions of Tanzania