Tanzania: JKCI Records 345 Heart Surgeries

Local surgeons at the Jakaya Kikwete Cardiac Institute (JKCI) in collaboration with surgeons from Australia's Open Heart International have conducted 17 successful heart surgeries in a weeklong camp held at the hospital.

Director of Surgical Services at JKCI, Dr Bashir Nyangasa told journalists in Dar es Salaam yesterday that out of 17 patients, 12 are children and five adults.

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