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A team of medical experts sent by the
Chinese government to South Sudan on Friday embarked on experience
sharing with their local counterparts in a bid to strengthen the east
African nation's fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Since
arriving in South Sudan on Wednesday, the Chinese medical expert team
shared experience with frontline health workers and members of the
country's COVID-19 taskforce headed by Vice President for Service
Cluster, Hussein Abdelbagi. The team
also visited South Sudan's main COVID-19 testing and treatment
facilities to learn more about the country's battle against COVID-19. "The
team has learnt a lot of experience from the local health professionals
and also the Chinese team gave some advice on how to improve safety of
health professionals," Chinese Ambassador to South Sudan, Hua Ning told
Xinhua in Juba. The eight-member
team from China's Anhui Province consists of experts in the medical
fields including laboratory technology, infection, insensitive care,
public health, and nursing. During
their nine-day mission, the Chinese medics will share knowledge and
experience with senior South Sudanese government officials, local health
experts, medical institutions and also train South Sudanese medical
staff on COVID-19 response. Hua said
the medical team will engage several stakeholders in South Sudan in a
bid to forge a common front in tackling the coronavirus pandemic. "The
Chinese team will discuss with the South Sudanese colleagues to see how
they can work together and make the preparation even better," Hua said. South Sudan's total confirmed COVID-19 cases stood at 2,497, with 47 deaths and 1,293 recoveries as of Thursday. Enditem
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