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.
