Medical alliance brings hope to health sector

South Sudan draws strength from collaboration with Chinese doctors

JUBA, South Sudan - Every morning, Zhu Xingguo leads his group of 12 Chinese medical specialists to the Juba Teaching Hospital, the main referral facility in South Sudan.

Zhu, 46, heads the team from Anhui province, which arrived in the East African nation in February. They have offered free medical services to over 2,500 patients in the war-torn country.