A Chinese anti-pandemic
medical expert team, dispatched by the government of China has arrived in the
Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa this afternoon.
The
team is selected by the provincial health committee of Sichuan, said the
Embassy of China in Ethiopia in a statement sent to FBC today.
They
are among the very first batch of anti-pandemic medical teams that China ever
sends to Africa since the outbreak.
“It is
a full demonstration of solidarity, with the vision of building a community
with a shared future for mankind, put forward by Chinese President Xi Jinping,
and an epitome of the Comprehensive Strategic Cooperation Partnership between
China and Ethiopia,” said the statement.
They
are going to share experience in and give advice on prevention and control of
COVID-19 with local hospitals and experts.
The
team will also cooperate and exchange views with African Disease Control Center
and WHO office in Ethiopia.
The
team comprises of 12 medical experts will be working in Ethiopia for 15 days as
planned.
The
experts are drawn from West China Hospital Sichuan University, CDC of Sichuan,
People’s Hospital of Sichuan Province, the Affiliated Hospital of South-west Medical
University and the Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional
Chinese Medicine.
The
experts specialize in various areas, including general surgery, epidemiology,
respiratory, infectious diseases, critical care, clinical laboratory and integration
of traditional Chinese and Western medicine.
The
team also carries urgently needed medical supplies including protective
equipment, and traditional Chinese medicine that has been tested effective by
clinical practice.
Traditional
Chinese medicine and integration of traditional Chinese and Western medicine is
one of the critical factor of China’s success in prevention and control of
COVID-19.
The team will spare no efforts in fulfilling their mission by
way of in-depth exchanges of hands-on experiences with Ethiopian experts and
officials, in a bid to help further improve the prevention and control
capabilities of Ethiopia and beyond in the fight again this common enemy of
humanity.