ADDIS ABABA, June 26 (Xinhua) -- The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on Friday commended its collaboration with China in support of Africa's ongoing response to the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak.
Africa CDC Director General Jean Kaseya made the remarks following a meeting with Head of the Chinese Mission to the African Union (AU) Jiang Feng at the agency's headquarters in Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa.
During the meeting, the two officials signed a handover certificate formalizing China's 2 million U.S. dollars in emergency support for Africa's Ebola response, Kaseya disclosed in a statement via X on Friday, formerly Twitter.
The Africa CDC chief lauded China's "timely solidarity and strong partnership" in support of the African continent's response efforts against the continued Ebola outbreak.
China's latest support came as the AU's specialized continental public health agency called for enhanced international solidarity and assistance as the outbreak expanded in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda, with a mounting number of confirmed cases and death toll.
In a recent interview with Xinhua, the Africa CDC director general welcomed China's firm commitment to Africa's public health priorities, as the continent responds to the outbreak.
"Africa CDC welcomes China's continued engagement and its firm commitment to supporting Africa's public health priorities," Kaseya said, highlighting the China-Africa cooperation in the public health sector, which encompasses partnerships in public health infrastructure, capacity building, emergency preparedness, and technical exchange, among others.
A five-member Chinese expert team arrived in Kinshasa, the capital of the DRC, on June 2 for a three-month mission to support the country's fight against the Ebola outbreak. ■