Egypt sends a medical convoy to perform 500 eye surgeries in Chad and inaugurates a kidney dialysis center.
Ambassador Tarek Youssef, Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt to Chad, launched a medical convoy with Dr. Abdel-Magid Abdel-Rahim, Minister of Public Health and Prevention, at the University Medical Center of Friendship in the Chadian capital, N’Djamena.
6 doctors specializing in the field of ophthalmology
The convoy will continue until April 9. The Egyptian medical delegation is headed by Dr. Mohamed Gad, advisor to the Minister of Health and Population for International Relations. The delegation includes 6 doctors specializing in the field of ophthalmology, as well as a technical engineer to install 10 additional dialysis units.
The convoy was organized in cooperation between the Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population and the Egyptian Agency for Partnership for Development, affiliated with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Performing 500 operations
It is planned to perform 500 operations and treat the largest possible number of cases that do not require any surgical intervention.
Ambassador Tarek Youssef affirmed Egypt’s interest in strengthening bilateral relations with Chad in all fields, based on the historical relations between the two countries, expressing Egypt’s support for the health sector in African countries, including Chad.
For his part, the Chadian Minister of Public Health and Prevention stated during the opening ceremony that the convoy embodies the distinguished relations between Egypt and Chad and proves the shared vision of the two countries’ presidents, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and Field Marshal Mohamed Idriss Deby, as the convoy coincides with the Chadian president’s social program aimed at modernizing the health system and addressing the burdens of his people, expressing his hope for continued Egyptian support for the health sector in Chad.
