The Egyptian medical convoy includes specialities of ophthalmology, obstetrics, gynaecology, urology, orthopaedics, and paediatrics. Five tons of surgical supplies for cataract surgeries have been dispatched.
The Egyptian medical team has conducted 22 cataract surgeries and implantable contact lens, in addition to childbirth operations inside the Egyptian Medical Center in the city of Akon.
Late in November, a three-tonne shipment of medical aid, including drugs for treating Hepatitis B and C, was sent to South Sudan, according to the Health Ministry.
In August, Zayed pledged further medical support for South Sudan. The medical aid is used to combat the Hepatitis C and B viruses, as well as the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
The aid comes as part of the continuing work on the Egyptian presidential initiative to treat a million Africans infected with Hepatitis C.