Dar es Salaam, Sept. 11 -- ACTUALLY, let us take a moment between political debates and traffic jams to send a sincere, cholesterol-free THANK YOU to the government of Tanzania for its unwavering support of the Jakaya Kikwete Cardiac Institute (JKCI). No sarcasm here.

Since its official birth in 2015, JKCI has gone from being a hopeful idea to a full-blown cardiac powerhouse. Think of it as the Beyoncé of hospitals that is respected, flawless and globally relevant.

With more than 95bn/- saved over the past decade by treating patients locally, JKCI has not only spared lives but also spared the national wallet from suffering a myocardial infarction. Without its services, the government admits we would have burned through over 114 bil...