China sends third medical expert team to DRC for Ebola response
The DRC stands ready to further strengthen cooperation with China and jointly enhance its epidemic response capacity.
China dispatched its third medical expert team to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Saturday to aid the country's efforts in combating the Ebola epidemic. The arrival was hailed by Luku Maleyo Marius, a spokesperson for the DRC Health Ministry, who acknowledged the ongoing severity of the situation and the challenges faced by response teams.
The Chinese experts' support would be crucial for tasks such as epidemic surveillance, patient care, and laboratory testing. Yang Xiaochen, the head of the new team, emphasized that they would expand upon the work of the previous two groups, offering practical technical assistance and fostering exchanges with DRC health authorities and international partners.
The team's objective, according to Yang, is to expedite the end of the current Ebola outbreak in the DRC. Earlier missions had collaborated closely with Congolese health authorities and global allies, offering training on Ebola prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. The current Ebola outbreak in the DRC has escalated to become the largest ever recorded in the country, surpassing the 2018-2020 epidemic, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
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