Sudanese Health Undersecretary Addresses China-Africa Forum on Innovation and Development Cooperation

Beijing – Sudanhorizon
The Sudanese Federal Health Undersecretary, Dr. Ali Babiker Sayed Ahmed, has addressed a session of the China-Africa Forum on Innovation and Development Cooperation, hosted by Wuhan, the capital of China’s Hubei Province.
The session, dedicated to the theme of “Innovation in Health Technologies,” included representatives from 22 African states, along with officials, experts, and scientists from China and Africa.
In his address before the forum, the Sudanese health official has emphasized the importance of strengthening China-Africa cooperation in the fields of innovation and health technologies.
He reviewed the experience of health cooperation between Sudan and China, stressing the need to utilize innovation to develop affordable and accessible health solutions for all. He also emphasized the importance of capacity building and the exchange of expertise and technologies, in line with national priorities and the needs of the Sudanese people.
Sudan National Radio’s correspondent in Beijing, Osama Mukhtar, reported that the Undersecretary of the Federal Ministry of Health also reviewed Sudan’s priorities in the recovery and reconstruction phase of the health system. The undersecretary emphasized Sudan readiness to strengthen cooperation with Chinese and African institutions in the areas of joint scientific research, capacity building, and the development of health solutions, which would support efforts to rehabilitate the health sector and improve its services.
On the sidelines of the forum, the Undersecretary of the Federal Ministry of Health held meetings with several official institutions concerned with public health and disease control in Hubei Province. During these meetings, they discussed ways to enhance bilateral cooperation and exchange expertise and experiences, as well as consulting on establishing new frameworks for coordinating anticipated practical agreements between the two sides in health-related areas of mutual interest.
He also held a number of meetings with representatives of Chinese companies operating in the Sudanese health sector. These meetings addressed ways to increase their investments, expand their activities, and improve their quality, thereby contributing to supporting health services and enhancing the availability of medicines, equipment, and medical supplies. Sudan’s participation in the forum, whose sessions continue until tomorrow, comes within the framework of the Federal Ministry of Health’s approach to expanding international partnerships, benefiting from modern expertise and technologies, and strengthening cooperation with Chinese and African institutions, in support of recovery efforts and the rebuilding and development of the health system in Sudan.

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