The government of the United Arab Emirates has donated three state-of-the-art hospitals to Northern Bahr el Ghazal State.
The hospitals will be distributed one to Madhol in Aweil
East, one to Wedwil in Aweil West County, and one to Ariath in Aweil North
County.
Upon the arrival of hospital materials and equipment on
Monday, the state Minister of Information, Zahacraih Garang Lual, told Akol
Akol Yam that the hospitals will treat major illnesses that normally require
referral to Juba.
"The hospitals will treat serious diseases. One of the
containers was offloaded yesterday in our presence, and it was for treating
nose, throat, and ear diseases. This facility will offer specialized
treatments, and people will even come from Juba to seek treatment here,” said
Garang.
The hospitals, fully equipped with medical equipment and
medicines, will be run by specialist doctors from the United Arab Emirates. In
three weeks, they will begin operating in containers in Madhol Payam, Aweil
East County, for two years, as work on the permanent hospital facility begins.
The project is being implemented by Burjeel Hospital
Holdings, based in Abu Dhabi. The hospital is a gift from the Crown Prince of
Abu Dhabi, Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, to the people of South Sudan.