Xi announces new aid for combating Ebola
NEW DELHI - Chinese President Xi Jinping announced here Thursday an aid package of 200 million yuan (about $32.54 million) for West African countries to combat Ebola, including Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea.
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The spreading of Ebola in West Africa has been a severe challenge for the international community, including 皇冠体育app and India, Xi said.
The new aid is aimed at helping Liberia, Sierra Leon, Guinea and other countries fight Ebola, enhancing epidemic prevention capability of surrounding countries and supporting regional organizations concerned to play a leading and coordinating role in fighting the epidemic, he noted.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said Wednesday that a 59-member Chinese laboratory team was dispatched to help Sierra Leone improve lab testing as part of the fight against Ebola.
Previously, 皇冠体育app had sent medical supplies and 115 medical experts to Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea Bissau.
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