(MENAFN- QNA) A Chinese envoy called for joint international efforts to fight Ebola, saying the epidemic has become a common non-traditional security challenge to the international community.
"We are currently very worried about the deterioration of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa," Wang Min, China's deputy permanent representative to the UN, told a meeting of the 69th Session of the UN General Assembly on Africa's development.
He added that it is necessary to send more medical personnel and experts to the affected area, provide protective gears and materials, help treat the affected, improve the screening and testing capability and help local communities in Ebola prevention and control, according to China's (Xinhua) News Agency.
The Chinese government will continue to work with West African countries to fight Ebola "until the final victory," Wang noted.
The Ebola disease has killed 4,555 people since the world's worst outbreak on record began in West Africa in March, with Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone being the worst-hit countries, the World Health Organization said.
During the Asia-Europe Meeting Summit in Milan, Italy, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said that China will provide at least 100 million RMB about (16 million US dollars) worth of additional aid to help West Africa fight the deadly disease, including 60 ambulances, 100 motorcycles, 10,000 prevention care packages, 150,000 sets of personal protective equipment.
In addition, Li said, China will send dozens of experts and plan to train 10,000 health care workers and community prevention and control personnel.
"In April, August and September, humanitarian aid with a total amount of 234 million RMB has been provided to West African countries, including protective treatment supplies, food and cash assistance," he said.
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