Surgeons perform coronary artery bypass surgery at Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi on September 23, 2026. [Benard Orwongo, Standard]
At 8.06 am, the doors of the main theatre at Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi swung open and a 74-year-old man was wheeled in for a life-saving operation.
He was received by Prof Hiroshi Ninami, a Japanese cardiac surgeon, and a team of 14 specialists ready to perform a delicate and advanced procedure.
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