Chinese Naval hospital ship 'Peace Ark' has docked at the Karachi harbour and for the next seven days hundreds of patients are expected to be treated free-of-charge.
The ship is a 300-bed hospital ship with a medical crew of 100 Chinese experts.
It 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, the Express Tribune reported.
Apart from the Chinese staff, medical specialists from Pakistan Navy will also take part in the free medical camps being held in Karachi.
"Pakistan Navy's staff will assist their Chinese counterparts," Sub-Lieutenant Rashid was quoted as saying.
The ship, prior to reaching Karachi, had visited Djibouti, Kenya, Tanzania, Bangladesh, Cuba, Costa Rica, Jamaica among other countries.
