KARACHI: In what may be described as yet another goodwill gesture by the Chinese, its naval hospital ship ‘Peace Ark’ docked at the Karachi Harbour last morning.
The ship will be docked at the harbour for seven days, during which hundreds of patients are expected to be treated free of charge.
The ‘Peace Ark’ is a 300-bed hospital ship with a medical crew of 100 Chinese experts.
The ship is fully equipped with the latest machinery, including ultrasound, automatic biochemical analysers, anaesthesia, breathing machines and a high-pressure sterilisation disinfection machine.
The hospital ship consists of 30 specialised medical departments, including cardiovascular, medicine, general surgery, orthopaedics, neurosurgery, dental and blood transfusion.
The Peace Ark has 20 intensive care units and eight operation theatres with capacity to perform 40 surgeries simultaneously.
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