To alleviate the shortage of medical supplies in Africa, the Chinese government and private sector have stepped up cooperation with African countries.
China's Jack Ma Foundation and Alibaba Foundation announced on Monday that they had sent the second batch of aid to Africa including ventilators, and the shipment is expected to arrive in Addis Ababa soon.
"The materials would help fill the existing gaps in terms of the pressing shortage of preventive materials and testing kits in Ethiopia and beyond, while the guideline will also help us respond to the epidemic with the latest knowledge based on China's experience," he said. "The message is very important. It is a very good example for all over the world that feel panic and blame is not the answer. The answer is organisations, countries, institutions, and governments bringing their resources together to team up to provide this kind of medical supplies for the protection of the people. So, this is a very good example," Gebremariam said.Although China has made progress in containing the Covid-19 epidemic, its medical supply remains tight.
Employees work on a production line of surgical masks for export, at a railway equipment manufacturing company in Nanchang, Jiangxi province. Photo by: REUTERS "By sending medical experts and medical supplies to other countries to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, China has proved to be a friend in need," said Kitojo Wetengere, a consultant professor of economic diplomacy and former lecturer with the Tanzania-Mozambique Center for Foreign Relations in Dar es Salaam.
The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention has deployed a senior technical advisor to Africa CDC to closely work with local experts. More Chinese health experts are on their way to various African countries.
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