China Sends Medical Team to DRC for Ebola Outbreak, Pledges More Aid
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Updated · Reuters · Jun 1
China Sends Medical Team to DRC for Ebola Outbreak, Pledges More Aid
3 articles · Updated · Reuters · Jun 1
Summary
China said it will dispatch a team of medical specialists to the Democratic Republic of Congo to help respond to the Ebola outbreak.
Beijing framed the move as humanitarian assistance, with foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian saying the government will keep supporting Congo to the best of its ability.
The deployment adds Chinese medical expertise to the outbreak response in central Africa, where Ebola flare-ups can spread quickly without rapid containment.