(PRWeb) A medical team from Israel's Save a Child's Heart has successfully performed the first ever pediatric open heart surgery in Tanzania. "There are about 200 sick Tanzanian children who will be examined by the Save a Child's Heart team," says Dr. Akiva Tamir, head of the pediatric cardiology unit at Wolfson Medical Center in Israel. "I am checking over 20 children every day and we all are committed to doing whatever it takes to help them and save their lives." 8 to 10 pediatric heart surgeries will take place this week in Tanzania. The rest of the children who need operations will be flown to Israel's Wolfson Hospital - with all expenses paid by Save a Child's Heart.
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