DAR ES SALAAM, Oct. 1 -- THE Jakaya Kikwete Cardiac Institute (JKCI) has unveiled its first strategic plan for medical tourism, a move aimed at placing Tanzania on the map of providing quality international health services and attracting patients from within and outside the country.

The plan was officially presented by the institutions Medical Tourism Committee and handed over to JKCIs Executive Director, Dr Peter Kisenge, who said the plan will be a vision for implementing the institutions goals in promoting high-quality cardiac services that are internationally accepted.

“Through this plan, we want to ensure that local and international patients receive professional and international-standard services. It is a strategy that will...