China/AU talk hi-tech disease control centre

Deputy Director General for the Department of Int Cooperation on National Health and Family Planning Commission Yong Feng briefing African journalits on China's commitment to improve the continent's health sector
Deputy Director General for the Department of Int Cooperation on National Health and Family Planning Commission Yong Feng briefing African journalits on China's commitment to improve the continent's health sector

BEIJING: The Chinese Government has revealed that it is in progressive talks with the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to build a disease control centre that will see a swift response to outbreaks.

The talks reportedly comes after the Asian giant realised that Africa’s health system needs strengthening in order to be able to deal with the inevitable especially following the deadly Ebola outbreak that gripped the continent’s western region and killed many people.

In a recent media briefing the Department of International Cooperation on National Health and Family Planning Commission’s deputy director general Yong Feng said China was committed to helping the continent strengthen its health system hence its proposal to build the centre. “Most African countries are still lagging behind in the health system and especially when it comes to the controlling and containing of disease outbreaks. China is now willing to build a centre as a measure of allowing swift response and also dealing with other issues related to health,” he said.

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