Ebola: China Sends Medical Supplies To Guinea, Liberia And Sierra Leone

The aid materials which were brought by a
special chartered flight from China included
personal protective gears, gloves and glasses as
well as chlorine and other medicines to help
fight the disease.
China announced on Sunday it would dispatch
three expert teams and medical supplies to
Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone to help the
three West African countries fight against the
outbreak of the virus.
This is the second batch of Ebola relief
provided by China to West Africa. China
delivered its first batch of supplies in May,
mostly for disease prevention, control and
treatment, to Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and
Guinea-Bissau.

Chinese President Xi Jinping sent messages on
Sunday separately to Guinean President Alpha
Conde, Sierra Leone President Ernest Koroma
and Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf,
expressing sympathy and solicitude for human
and economic losses caused by the Ebola
outbreak.

Receiving the materials on behalf of the
President, the government and people of Sierra
Leone, the Deputy Minster of Foreign Affairs,
Ebun Strasser-King said the Chinese
government demonstrated that “a friend in
need is a friend indeed. ”
She noted that the Ebola “took us by surprise
and met us when we were ill prepared for
it“. It is in this vein that the government and
people welcome this
gesture by the Chinese. She maintained that
“our friendship has been based on
friendship and brotherhood. ”