Jordanian doctors provide medical treatment to Somalis, Rohingya

AMMAN — Jordanian and Egyptian doctors have recently performed a total of 75 surgeries on Somali patients.

The Jordanian-Egyptian medical team, formed by the Association of Arab Universities (AAU), also provided medical consultations and treatment to 400 Somali patients in Somalia, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

AAU Secretary General Amr Salama said that the team was made up of seven professors of various specialties from the University of Jordan and Egypt’s universities of Cairo, Alexandria and Menoufia. Salama added that the team’s eight-day visit to Somalia also aimed at teaching Somali medical students the latest methods of medical treatment, Petra said.

He also added that the 380-member association works towards developing education in the Arab world by implementing a set of scientific and practical plans.

A Jordanian medical team has also provided medical treatment to 570 Rohingya refugees who live in Cox’s Bazar city in Bangladesh, according to Petra.

Jordanians were members of a larger team formed by the international medical charity Physicians Across Continents, that also included doctors and nurses from Syria, Saudi Arabia and Palestine, according to Petra.

Physicians Across Continents is an international nonprofit medical humanitarian organisation that provides medical care to patients and people affected by crises and disasters.

Secretary of the Jordan Medical Association Muneer Shawaqfeh, who was a delegation member, said that the Jordanian medical team performed 30 surgeries on Rohingya refugees, mostly children, and offered dental treatment to 76 patients.