Ebola: China trains over 10,000 medical staff for West Africa

The Chinese government sent 64 Ebola specialists to West Africa since Nov. 9, 2014 to help in the fight against the dreaded virus.(we did a similar post last year regarding these Here) Well, they have now trained over 1000 local staff to treat Ebola patients in West Africa.

The Health News, a newspaper affiliated with the National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC), reported Friday that they have trained 5,093 doctors, nurses and community health workers for Sierra Leone; 1,823 for Liberia; 1,481 for the Republic of Guinea; and 1,805 for six other countries in the region including Senegal.


The mission was China’s first overseas health training program, allowing China to pass on knowledge and experience gained from dealing with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), according to the Health News.
 Since the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, China has delivered medical aid, and dispatched health personnel to help with treatment, case observation, lab tests and training.