Center for Disease Control and Prevention in China (China CDC) on June 21, 2016 disclosed plans by the Government of the People's Republic of China to build a center for the control and prevention of tropical diseases in Sierra Leone as well as a new office for the Ministry of Health and Sanitation at New England Ville in Freetown.
This disclosure was made by the head of delegation and Deputy Director General, China CDC, Dr George Gao Fu, during a courtesy call on President Dr Ernest Bai Koroma at State House.
aWelcoming the team, President Koroma expressed profound delight to have China CDC back in the country, and thanked them for the sacrifices they made in 2014 during the height of the Ebola outbreak.
The president therefore thanked the visiting Chinese delegation for assisting government in strengthening the health sector. "We have to build resilience in the health sector; make it stronger in such a way that in the event we have any future epidemic, we would have the capacity to respond appropriately," he said, and added that the move by China CDC is very much in sync with government's programmes for rebuilding and strengthening the health sector.
Acknowledging China's support to Sierra Leone, President Koroma stated that last week the 34 Military Hospital received a consignment of military charity aid from the Ministry of National Defence. He described the decision by China to construct a center for the control and prevention of tropical diseases and a new office for the Ministry of Health and Sanitation as a step in the right direction, for which the people of Sierra Leone were very much appreciative.
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