Egypt’s Chief of General Intelligence Service (GIS) Abass Kamel and Minister of Health Hala Zayed on Wednesday visited South Sudan to provide medical and healthcare support to the country.
The two officials made the trip following directives from Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
Zayed and her South Sudanese counterpart made a tour of several health centers located in the capital city, Juba, including of the Egyptian Kidney Center and the Juba Teaching Hospital.
Zayed pledged to provide South Sudan with medical aid to combat Hepatitis C, Hepatitis B and coronavirus.
Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm
