Chinese CDC expert team visited South Sudan to inspect the work of prevention and control of Ebola

From September 2, 2019 to September 14, 2019, an expert team of three from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention went to South Sudan to inspect the work of prevention and control of Ebola. The expert team visited the South Sudan Ministry of Health, the Health Emergency Command Center, the Central Public Health Laboratory, the Juba Ebola Isolation Treatment Center, the Juba Teaching Hospital, and the Juba International Airport monitoring point. Ambassador Hua Ning also rushed to South Yei State on the border with the Congo (Kinshasa) to inspect the local preparations for Ebola prevention and control, visited primary medical departments, and inspected local medical facilities. The expert group listened to reports on the prevention and control of Ebola from the national and local health departments in South Africa, discussed with the South Ministry of Health, WHO, and Ebola prevention and control experts in Yei State, and discussed the high incidence of malaria, tuberculosis, hepatitis B and HIV in South Africa. The disease prevention and control work was exchanged. In addition, the expert team conducted lectures and trainings on basic knowledge of the prevention and control of infectious diseases such as Ebola and malaria for Chinese-funded enterprises and overseas Chinese in South Africa, conducted professional exchanges with the Chinese medical team for South Africa, and went to relevant Chinese-funded enterprises to learn about infections. He also participated in the diagnosis and treatment of malaria patients in many Chinese-funded enterprises.

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