Ebola response efforts in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda have received a major boost as China provided an additional $2.5 million in emergency funding to the Africa CDC.
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has welcomed an additional 2.5 million dollars in emergency funding from the Government of China to strengthen Ebola response efforts in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.
Africa CDC Director-General, Dr. Jean Kaseya, announced the development on Friday through his official X account.
According to Kaseya, the contribution was formally presented by China’s Ambassador to the African Union, Jiang Feng, during a handover ceremony.
He said the latest funding increases China’s total direct support for Africa CDC’s Ebola response to 4.5 million dollars.
Kaseya noted that the funds would strengthen frontline operations, protect health workers and affected communities, and accelerate efforts to contain Ebola outbreaks in the affected countries.
“The funds will bolster frontline operations, protect health workers and affected communities, and accelerate efforts to contain the outbreak,” he said.
The Africa CDC chief expressed gratitude to Chinese President Xi Jinping, the Government of China and the Chinese people for their continued solidarity with Africa.
He described the additional funding as timely and critical to ongoing emergency response efforts aimed at containing Ebola outbreaks across the continent.
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