STORY: Africa CDC unveils China-aided reference laboratory
SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 10, 2023
DATELINE: Nov. 15, 2023
LENGTH: 00:00:38
LOCATION: Addis Ababa
CATEGORY: HEALTH

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the Africa CDC
2. various of the China-aided reference laboratory
3. SOUNDBITE (English): JEAN KASEYA, Director-general of the Africa CDC

STORYLINE:

The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on Friday last week unveiled a China-aided reference laboratory at its headquarters in Ethiopia.

The Africa CDC said the completion of the laboratory marks a milestone in its pursuit of a strong continental public health institution that will support African Union (AU) members in improving disease diagnosis, surveillance and outbreak response.

SOUNDBITE (English): JEAN KASEYA, Director-general of the Africa CDC
"The reference laboratory that we are inaugurating today will elevate the Africa CDC's role in addressing multiple public health events timely and effectively. It will be one of our major outputs in terms of a new public health order that we are promoting to make Africa CDC a world-class organization."

The Africa CDC said the China-aided laboratory will play a crucial role in ensuring the expansion of laboratory services and in conducting pathogen research and epidemiology in Africa.

Since 2017, the China CDC has sent five experts to the Africa CDC for supporting its research.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Addis Ababa.
(XHTV)