China will provide emergency humanitarian assistance for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to combat the Ebola outbreak, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Lin Jian said on Monday.
The DRC is suffering from a new round of Ebola outbreak. The country's Health Ministry said Sunday that 263 confirmed cases had been reported as of May 29, including 42 deaths among confirmed cases.
At a regular press conference, Lin said China is now ready to actively assist countries hit by the latest outbreak, including the DRC.
"China and Africa are good brothers sharing weal and woe. We feel for the DRC over the new outbreak of Ebola. The Chinese government has decided to provide emergency humanitarian assistance to the DRC, and in particular send medical expert teams for medical services and assistance. On top of that, China is providing assistance to the African Union (AU) Commission and engaged in cooperation with them on Ebola prevention and control. China's support also goes to Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) in this regard to enhance African countries' capability to fight the outbreak," he said.
"Supporting African countries’ response to Ebola is a shining example of building the all-weather China-Africa community with a shared future for the new era, and also an important part of ten partnership actions of the 2024 FOCAC Beijing summit. China has sent 45 medical teams, with a total of more than 900 members, to 44 African countries. As we speak, Chinese medical teams are on the ground fighting the disease shoulder to shoulder with African people," Lin said.
"China will stay in close touch with DRC and other African countries as well as World Health Organization (WHO) and AU, and provide assistance to the best of its capability in light of the situation and Africa's needs. We also call on the international community to take more concrete actions to help DRC and other African countries defeat the outbreak at an early date," said Lin.
China ready to offer humanitarian aid for DRC over Ebola outbreak: spokesman
