STORY: Africa CDC chief hails cooperation with China in public health
SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 10, 2023
DATELINE: Nov. 25, 2023
LENGTH: 0:01:23
LOCATION: Addis Ababa
CATEGORY: POLITICS

SHOTLIST:
1. various of Chinese and African officials
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JEAN KASEYA, Director-General of Africa CDC
3. various of Chinese and African officials
4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): JEAN KASEYA, Director-General of Africa CDC

STORYLINE:

Director-General of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) Jean Kaseya has hailed Africa-China cooperation in public health.

Kaseya said that the cooperation with China is enabling the Africa CDC, the African Union's specialized healthcare agency, to play its leading role in coordinating disease prevention, surveillance and control on the continent.

SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JEAN KASEYA, Director-General of Africa CDC
"We are so proud as Africans to have this kind of collaboration with China that will help us push our agenda for global health security."

He said the China-aided reference laboratory, which was inaugurated recently inside the premises of the Africa CDC headquarters in Addis Ababa, is the latest outcome of successful China-Africa cooperation in public health.

SOUNDBITE 2 (English): JEAN KASEYA, Director-General of Africa CDC
"This is a game changer in terms of public health in Africa. This laboratory will serve as a referral lab for Africa. We don't want to see it again that African countries sending samples out of Africa."

Earlier this year, the Africa CDC inaugurated its China-aided headquarters in the southern suburb of Addis Ababa, equipping the African continent with a stronger public health agency to advance health initiatives and manage public health emergencies.

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