SPECIAL REPORT : Tanzania cuts cost of carrying out heart surgery by 75pc

Journalists being briefed at Mloganzila Medical Centre recently. PHOTO | ANTHONY SIAME

What you need to know:

  • While it costs about Sh16 million for a heart surgery in India, experts at the Jakaya Kikwete Cardiac Institute (JKCI) in Dar es Salaam carry out the same procedure at only Sh4 million.

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