On July 17, Ambassador Jiang Feng, Head of China Mission to the African Union, and Dr. Jean Kaseya, Director General of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), signed the handover certificate for China’s emergency humanitarian assistance in response to the Ebola outbreak. Minister Counsellor Lyu Ruihao and Counsellor Wang Ligui attended the meeting.

China commends the important role played by the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), closely follows the Ebola outbreak situation in Africa, and has provided firm support for Africa's fight against the outbreak. China is willing to work with the international community to support Africa in overcoming the epidemic as soon as possible.

Dr. Kaseya expressed his heartfelt gratitude to the Chinese government for its strong support for Africa's united response to the Ebola outbreak. He noted that China's emergency assistance played a crucial role in the epidemic control. The Africa CDC is willing to further strengthen technical cooperation with China to strive for early control of the epidemic and safeguard global public health security.