Plans are underway to expand the Egyptian Medical Centre in the capital, Juba, to a comprehensive level that would offer affordable services to the people of South Sudan, the management has said.

The centre which was established in 2008, as a tiny Egyptian Clinic operating in South Sudan with only three departments, has sprung after facelift to a current level where it boasts of eleven departments finished by August 2020.

Medical Manager of the Egyptian Medical Centre Dr. Hassam Amir said the health provider would be able to provide comprehensive medical care, including treatment of all complicated health conditions South Sudanese could access only outside the country.

“Many, many medical services are available now. The people of South Sudan should have medical care with international standard, with qualified doctors and we currently already have equipment and machines to do many investigations.

“Yes, there are future plans to expand this medical center to a more comprehensive health care center in this country so that no one seeks healthcare attention abroad,” Amir said.

The centre currently has eleven departments, including two clinics for internal medicine, two pediatric clinics, two clinics for genecology and obstetric as well as all types of x-ray services.

“Egyptian people stand in solidarity with the people of South Sudan and we are offering very, very special services at a very, very cheap price. It is the cheapest in terms of health services offered in the country. This is the service from the people of Egypt to South Sudanese,” Amir said.

According to Amir, the centre receives between 200-300 out-patients daily with different health problems such as malaria, bronchitis and syphilis.

“We encourage people to seek medical treatments anytime they are in need because most vulnerable people cannot travel outside the country but they can be treated here very cheaply,” he added.

South Sudan is one of the countries with poor healthcare service in the world with its people frequently traveling abroad to get treatment to sicknesses that are hardly treated within the country.

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