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China will continue to assist African countries in combating Ebola fever — Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China

China will continue to assist African countries in combating Ebola fever — Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China

Published on: 2026-08-04

Source: People’s Republic of China — Translation

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Beijing, August 4 /Xinhua/ — As the Ebola fever epidemic continues to spread, China intends to continue providing feasible assistance and support to African countries in order to end the epidemic as soon as possible. This was stated on Tuesday by the official representative of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Lin Jian.

Lin Jian made the corresponding statement in response to a question about the third group of medical experts sent by the Chinese government, which arrived in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), on August 1.

As the Chinese diplomat pointed out, after the start of a new Ebola fever epidemic in Africa, the Chinese side paid special attention to this situation and sent several groups of medical experts to support the DRC and other countries in the epidemic prevention efforts, which received high praise from all parties.

The third group of experts consists of specialists in fields such as epidemiology, sanitary and quarantine supervision, clinical treatment, and laboratory diagnostics of pathogens. Lin Jian reported that based on the work of previous expert groups and considering the real needs in epidemic prevention and control, they will continue to deepen exchanges and cooperation with the PRC and international organizations.

“As the Ebola fever epidemic continues to spread, China is ready to further utilize the potential of its medical specialists in Africa and provide African countries with feasible support to help them overcome difficulties as soon as possible,” added the official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the PRC.

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