ABU DHABI, UAE – UAE Ambassador to the Republic of Chad Rashid Saeed Al Shamsi on Sunday opened a field hospital in Amdjarass city. The UAE built the hospital in Chad to support Sudanese refugees.
The initiative is the result of joint cooperation between three humanitarian entities in the UAE represented by the Emirates Red Crescent, Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation, and Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation.
The hospital was opened in the presence of the Chadian Minister of Health, a number of Chadian government officials, representatives of UAE entities supervising the implementation of the project, and the Emirati medical team.
Al Shamsi stated that the opening of the hospital is part of the humanitarian, relief and medical support provided by the UAE to Sudanese nationals facing humanitarian challenges caused by the outbreak of conflict in Sudan in April.
Al Shamsi said that the construction of the hospital comes as part of the UAE’s enduring aim to provide critical medical services to those in need, especially the most vulnerable groups, including children, the elderly and women.
He affirmed that the UAE continues to monitor the humanitarian situation affecting the Sudanese people and its impact on neighboring countries.
He said the UAE seeks to provide all forms of support to alleviate humanitarian suffering and hopes that the field hospital will contribute to providing the highest level of services to the Sudanese people.
The UAE, since the beginning of the conflict, has operated an air and sea bridge, transporting nearly 2,000 tonnes of medical, food and relief materials to Port Sudan to support those affected inside the war-torn country and to Chad to support the refugees.