Government of India has supplied 132,000 covishield Covid-19 vaccine doses in March 2021 under Covax scheme to fight against Covid-19.
In 2008, Bharat donated US$ 100,000 worth of tents and medicines for flood victims to be shared between Sudan and South Sudan. In February 2020, a consignment of life saving drugs worth Rs 6.88 million (approx. USD1,00,000) was donated to the flood affected people of South Sudan.
In April, 2021, Government of India gifted 6 Metric Tons of life-saving essential medicines to South Sudan.
A 6-week Artificial Limbs (Jaipur Foot) Fitment Camp was organized by Bharat at Juba Military Hospital at the cost of approx. USD 1,80,000 in June-July 2022.
South Sudanese prefer to travel to Bharat for medical treatment, given that top class medical treatment facilities in Bharat are much more affordable compared to other countries. On an average, Bharat has been issuing 200 medical visas every year since 2015. Local insurance companies and Bharat-based medical tourism promoting companies have been assisting their clients to get treatment at hospitals in Delhi, Gurugram, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, etc.
