China's Efforts Against Ebola Applauded

The World Health Organization (WHO) has applauded China's efforts in the fight against the Ebola outbreak.

WHO director-general Margaret Chan called Chinese efforts as "exemplary" for the international committee. She made the remarks during her dialogue with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang.

The director made the remarks on Tuesday at Switzerland during the World Economic Forum.

Chan added that there are still huge challenges against the outbreak of the disease and she called for other international organizations and Ebola-hit countries to join together to address the issue.

China has carried out its largest aid program in health since the Ebola outbreak, providing several rounds of financial aids to Africa, sending hundreds of medical personnel and public health experts, and training local medical workers on the continent, Li said.

He also added that China will continue its efforts to combat the disease that killed 8,600 people.

Previously, vice president of the SINO-Sierra Leone Alumni Association Abdul Karim Mbawah also hailed China for their $2-million cash donation to the government of Sierra Leone to help eradicate the virus.

"China was the first country in the world to provide help to Sierra Leone. They have helped us with labs and built holding and treatment centers, and that has contributed greatly in the fight against the disease," Mbawah stressed.

He added that the Chinese government, through its embassy in Freetown, has also provided financial support to local organizations, including Campaign for Good Governance.

On Jan. 13, China sent 232 army medical workers to West Africa, with 154 of them headed to Liberia and 78 to Sierra Leone, according to the China Daily newspaper.

They would join the 43 army doctors and 35 specialists from the Chinese Center for Disease Control already working in Sierra Leone, where they have treated 61 patients and trained 1,600 local medical workers, the Aljazeera reported.