The long-time medical cooperation is "a gesture of goodwill on the part of China" and "received warmly by African patients," Lina Benabdallah, visiting fellow at Harvard University, was quoted as saying in an analysis by the South China Morning Post titled "China builds on 60-year record to strengthen medical ties with Africa."
Beijing is continuing to send hundreds of medical workers to African countries each year and has also devoted financial resources to the fight against infectious diseases, according to the report.
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