BEIJING, July 10 (Xinhua) -- At the invitation of Uganda, another Chinese medical expert team recently arrived in Uganda's capital Kampala and has provided services and guidelines for the local outbreak response effort, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning told a daily press briefing on Friday.
Noting that China attaches great importance to responding to the latest Ebola outbreak in Africa, Mao said that two teams of Chinese medical experts have been sent to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, earning recognition from all sides.
Recently, at the invitation of Uganda, another Chinese medical expert team arrived in Uganda's capital Kampala, said Mao, noting that they have held exchanges with local health authorities, medical research institutions, as well as the Ebola Incident Management Support Team jointly set up by the World Health Organization and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, providing services and guidelines for local outbreak response effort.
"China stands ready to continue offering assistance within its capacity in light of the situation on the ground and the needs of African countries to help defeat the outbreak at an early date," Mao stressed. ■