STORY: Chinese community donates supplies to help Zambia's cholera fight
SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 17, 2024
DATELINE: Jan. 18, 2024
LENGTH: 00:01:19
LOCATION: Lusaka
CATEGORY: HEALTH

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the donation by the China Zambia Association to the DMMU Coordinator
2. various of the handover ceremony
3. various of Wu Ming, the executive president of the Zambia Chinese Association
4. various of the donated items being unloaded from a truck
5. various of the DMMU Coordinator Gabriel Pollen
6. Cutaway shot of the Handover ceremony
7. SOUNDBITE (English): GABRIEL POLLEN, Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit National Coordinator
8. various of the handover ceremony of donated materials
9. File Footage of relatives of Cholera patients waiting at the Cholera treatment center

STORYLINE:

The Chinese community in Zambia on Wednesday donated items to help the southern African nation fight against cholera.
   
The donation, done through the Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit under the Office of the Vice President, included 15,000 normal saline bags, 100,000 face masks, 12,000 bags of chlorine, 10 sets of water purification machines, 200 sets of water buckets and 100 pairs of galoshes.
   
"As the Chinese community in Zambia, we find this epidemic very unfortunate, so we resolve to join hands with the government in its efforts to combat the disease," said Wu Ming, the executive president of the Zambia Chinese Association.
   
Zambian Vice President Mutale Nalumango commended the association for the generous donation, saying it will play a pivotal role in the ongoing fight against cholera. 
   
Meanwhile, the association made donations to other institutions toward the cholera fight, such as the Lusaka City Council, Zambia Flying Doctors Service and the Zambia Police Service.

SOUNDBITE (English): GABRIEL POLLEN, Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit National Coordinator
"The government of the Republic of Zambia and its people are profoundly grateful for this donation. This generous donation will be channeled through the Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit to prevent the further spread of cholera and mitigate its impact."
   
Zambia has been battling a cholera outbreak since last October, with Lusaka, the country's capital, being the epicenter. The country has so far recorded 10,413 cases with 412 deaths.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Lusaka.
(XHTV)