China CDC delegation visits headquarters of Africa CDC
10th November 2023, in order to further strengthen public health cooperation and exchange between China and Africa, and to promote collaboration project, Shen Hongbing, Deputy Director-General of National Disease Control and Prevention Administration, Director-General of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC), led a team of China CDC experts to visit the Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) in Ethiopia.
During the visit, Shen held bilateral talks with Dr. Jean Kaseya, Director-General of the Africa CDC, attended the inauguration ceremony of the Wu Lien-teh Laboratory of the Africa CDC, and participated in a technical exchange seminar with experts from both sides.
During the bilateral meeting, Shen highly valued the partnership between China CDC and Africa CDC, indicating that the China CDC has always attached great importance to and actively participated in the construction of the Africa CDC, and have continuously dispatched expert teams to support African countries in various public health collaborations. In the future, it will continue participating in and support activities under the strategic planning of the Africa CDC, actively apply for China-Africa CDC Public Health Technical Cooperation projects, and comprehensively promote the cooperation and exchange between Chinese and African CDC Organizations.
Dr. Jean Kaseya warmly welcomed the visit of China CDC delegation and highly appreciated the strong support from the Chinese government for the construction of the Africa CDC headquarters. He said that Africa CDC will rely on the construction of headquarters and laboratories to gradually strengthen the core capacity of disease surveillance, emergency response and laboratory testing in African countries, and is willing to continuely work with China side to rise to challenges.
After the meeting, Shen and Kaseya, along with Ambassador Hu Changchun, China Mission to the African Union, hosted the inauguration ceremony of the China-aid high-level laboratory, which is named after the pioneer of modern medicine and public health in China, Wu Lien-teh.
Shen said that the inauguration of the Wu Lien-teh Laboratory is a milestone in China-Africa public health cooperation. China CDC will continue to deepen cooperation and support the capacity building of the Africa CDC in line with Dr. Wu Lien-teh's professionalism and humanitarian spirit.
During the technical exchange seminar, the attendees discussed on future development, capacity building, operational requirements of the Africa CDC, as well as other areas of common concern and future cooperation.
Shen said that China-Africa health cooperation is in line with common interests of peoples of both sides, and China CDC is willing to work with the Africa CDC to contribute to the joint efforts to realize "AU Agenda 2063" , build a peaceful and secure Africa, and keep the health and safety of the African people.
Shen Hongbing, Director-General of China CDC, and Jean Kaseya, Director-General of Africa CDC, pose for a photo on Nov 10, 2023. [Photo/chinacdc.cn]
Leaders from both sides attend the inauguration ceremony of the Africa CDC Wu Lien-teh Laboratory on Nov 10, 2023. [Photo/chinacdc.cn]
The China CDC delegation and Africa CDC experts pose for a group photo on Nov 10, 2023. [Photo/chinacdc.cn]
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