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JUBA, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- Chinese
medical doctors have offered free treatment to more than 2,000 people
residing along the 392 km Juba-Terekeka-Yirol-Rumbek road in South
Sudan. The first-ever longest road in the youngest nation is under construction by Shandong Hi-Speed Group Company Ltd (SDHS). Hua
Ning, Chinese Ambassador to South Sudan, on Tuesday lauded the eighth
batch of the medical team from China's Anhui Province for their
unwavering dedication to help poor communities in South Sudan. "This
eighth batch of Chinese medical team sent from Anhui province over the
years have been very active in conducting medical treatment for the
local people in South Sudan. They are always thinking about people who
live far away and people who have very little access to medical
services," Hua told journalists during the medical outreach at Nyuwa
health center in Jebel Lado located on the outskirts of the capital,
Juba. Charles Andrea Jada, executive
director of Ladu Payam in Central Equatoria state, thanked the Chinese
medical team for supporting the poor people with treatment. The medical outreach has collaborated together with SDHS in efforts to support local communities residing along the road. The
Juba-Terekeka-Yirol-Rumbek road connects about seven states including
Central Equatoria, Lakes, Unity, Western Bahr El Ghazal, Northern Bahr
El Ghazal and Warrap states and it also links to the contested Abyei
Administrative Area with neighboring Sudan. SDHS has already completed the first section of the highway from Juba to Terekeka. This
came in the aftermath of the recently signed agreement between the
Chinese government in Juba and South Sudan's ministry of health that
will see Beijing continue to send medical teams from Anhui Province to
the youngest nation starting 2021 to 2026. Meanwhile,
the Chinese medical team since its arrival in August has been training
South Sudanese doctors, in addition to sharing knowledge on COVID-19 and
other diseases at the main referral hospital Juba Teaching Hospital. The
medical team consisting of experts in laboratory technology, infection,
insensitive care, public health, and nursing have also donated medical
equipment to the Juba Teaching Hospital to help in the fight against the
COVID-19 pandemic. Enditem
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