![Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed (L) is welcomed by First Vice President of Sudan, Bakri Hassan Saleh (R) with an official ceremony at Khartoum International Airport in Khartoum, Sudan on 22 March, 2017 [Ebrahim Hamid/Anadolu Agency]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/2017_3_22-Tunisian-PM-Youssef-Chahed-in-Sudan20170322_2_22564199_20163478.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1)
The Sudanese Ministry of Health has signed a memorandum of understanding to develop health and medical agreements with his Tunisian counterpart Imad Al-Hamami, who is heading a high-level delegation to Khartoum.
The agreements signed include the exchange of patients between the two countries, the development of Sudanese laboratories, the development of medical tourism in Sudan and an agreement for joint cooperation in the field of pharmaceutical industries.
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