{Rwandans will continue to receive free health service from Egyptian Hospitals to strengthen bilateral cooperation in Health Sector.}
This was revealed during the visit which saw a delegation made of several Journalists who travelled to Egypt, last month, to witness the country’s achievement after moments of conflicts.
On 20th February 2015, the delegation visited the Children Cancer Hospital 57357, one of the big cancer hospitals in the world.
Five Rwandese children have received free cancer treatment from this hospital. Among them, there is Manzi who is receiving treatment from this Hospital.
With high equipment and experts and tough medicine, 652 children from different African countries have been cured among 1500 treated.
Dr Janathan Bailey, one of the officials at the hospital fund has said that the Hospital has 324 beds and plans are underway to extend it in order to care a great number.
A part from health treatment, the hospital delivers different services in which there is knowledge sharing among different doctors from different countries in Africa.
More than 600 doctors will be given those skills.
African countries have also received the Egyptian doctors to help in the treatment of several illnesses.
Aswan Heart Centre offers services to Africans for free charge
Journalists have also visited the Magdi Yacoub Foundation, which located in Aswan Province. The hospital gives charitable services to the people, particularly the underprivileged; training a generation of young doctors, scientists, nurses and technicians at the highest international standards.
When the journalists visited the Hospital on 21st February 2015, Dr Zeno, who is in charge of the operations, said that the hospital was founded by Prof Sir Magdi Yacoub in his humanitarian activities.
The hospital started in 2009, has operated 2500 people in one year with 60 beds.
6 Rwandans benefited from free surgical treatment and return back home, and they promise to do it again.
The hospital is ready to receive 30 doctors from different country around the continent aiming to skill them among there are Rwandans.
Those who received treatments are from Kenya, Burundi, Uganda, Ethiopia and Rwanda.
Children Cancer Hospital 57357 started its service in July 2007.
{(Reported By Deus Ntakirutimana, Edited By Ange de la Victoire D.)}
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