South Sudan’s VP, Health Minister laud China’s contribution to improving health sector

The current Vice President of South Sudan, James Wani Igga has lauded the contribution of China to the East African country’s health sector.

James Wani Igga said South Sudan has received plenty of medical equipment, capacity building to health workers and financial aid from China to develop the country’s health infrastructure. He made the remarked on May 22 during a visit to the China-aided project for the expansion and modernization of South Sudan’s main public health facility, the Juba Teaching Hospital. This is likely to be completed by September this year.

South Sudan’s Minister of Health, Riek Gai Kok opined that the China-aided Kiir Mayardit Women’s Hospital in the central town of Rumbek will also be complete next month. He extolled the medical collaboration Juba and Beijing have had since 2011, as reported by Xinhua.

On the other hand, the Chinese Ambassador to South Sudan, Hua Ning vowed to channel more development support to South Sudan because of the prevailing peace. “We hope that as peace finally comes to South Sudan, we will have more hospitals for the people of South Sudan,” Hua cited.

South Sudan is already benefiting from a grant of about USD 33 million provided by the Chinese government in 2013 to modernize and expand health facilities in the country that has greatly improved health care across South Sudan.

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