Egypt reaches out to AU with medical aid

As Cairo shoulders the chairmanship of the African Union for 2019, Egypt has launched two major medical initiatives serving African refugees and residents of other AU states.
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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (2ndR) receives a chairmanship of the African Union from Rwanda President Paul Kagame (C) during the opening of the 32nd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Heads of State and the Government of the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Feb. 10, 2019. - REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri
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CAIRO, Egypt — Egyptian medical convoys will treat Sudanese patients with Hepatitis C in the coming weeks under an agreement with Sudan's Health Ministry.

The Egyptian government started preparations in mid-March to carry out multiple health initiatives targeting African patients and a delegation from the Ministry of Health and Population has already visited Chad. The efforts coincide with Egypt taking over the chairmanship of the African Union Feb. 10.

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