Chinese Embassy dispatches 7th medical aid team to South Sudan in January 2020

On January 14, 2020, the Chinese Embassy in South Sudan sent the seventh batch of medical aid teams to the Upper Nile State in South Sudan to set up free health clinics. The medical team was at the clinics until January 17, 2020, and during those three days, the team diagnosed and treated about 1,000 local patients, performed 4 surgical operations, trained 9 local medical staff, helped solve more than 70 difficult cases, and held 1 medical knowledge lecture. On January 17, 2020, China’s Ambassador to South Sudan, Hua Ning, made a trip to visit the medical team members at the free clinics. The Governor of the Northbound Nile State of South Sudan met with Ambassador Hua and his delegation at the Farouji Airport. Zhou Zuokun, the Deputy General Manager of CNPC International Nile Company, and Bol Luath Deng, the Mayor of Melut County, joined the Ambassador on his visit to the clinics. Ambassador Hua went to the Faroji Friendship Hospital, which was built with the aid of PetroChina, to visit the seventh medical team in South Africa at their free clinics in the hospital. PetroChina, PetroChina Engineering and Construction Corporation, and other Chinese-funded enterprises in South Africa have provided strong logistical support and local coordination support for the free clinic activities. This is the seventh batch of medical aid teams provided by the Chinese Embassy to run free clinics in South Sudan. Previous teams have run clinics in Bor, Yei, Yapa, Rumbek, Torit, Irol, Wau, Kovachok and other areas.

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