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2020-12-16 02:24:34 GMT2020-12-16 10:24:34(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
Ethiopian Health Minister Lia Tadesse (1st L, front), Liu Yuxi (3rd L, front), head of the Chinese Mission to the African Union and other guests attend the groundbreaking ceremony for the China-aided Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Dec. 14, 2020. (Xinhua/Michael Tewelde)
ADDIS ABABA, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) With China s help, Africa is expected to have a stronger public health agency to advance health initiatives and deal with disease threats in about two years.
Construction of the China-aided Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) headquarters commenced on Monday in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, in a landmark project that testifies to flourishing China-Africa cooperation.
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Video PlayerClose Construction of the China-aided Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) headquarters has commenced in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa. With China s help, Africa is set to have a stronger public health agency in about two years to advance health initiatives and deal with disease threats. The project s groundbreaking is a concrete example of China s support for Africa s health sector and solidarity with Africa in coping with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ethiopian Health Minister Lia Tadesse (1st L, front), Liu Yuxi (3rd L, front), head of the Chinese Mission to the African Union and other guests attend the groundbreaking ceremony for the China-aided Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Dec. 14, 2020. (Xinhua/Michael Tewelde)