China to strengthen cooperation with Africa on health |
2013-08-17 02:15 |
Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Friday that Representatives from African countries and international organizations gathered in "Human development is at the core of development. We hope this forum will substantially push forward health cooperation between For the past five decades, Xi thanked relevant international organizations for their support of Recalling the lasting friendship between China-Africa relations have entered a fast track for development since the establishment of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, accompanied by increased mutual trust, pragmatic cooperation and closer coordination in international affairs, he said. Representing Africa, Comoros Vice President Fouad Mohadji thanked the Chinese government's long-term support of health and poverty eradication initiatives on the continent, saying the forum helps strengthen mutually beneficial relations between Africa and Representatives from Chinese Vice Premier Liu Yandong delivered a keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the forum and told the audience that Since 2010, Liu said the Chinese government will also support medical cooperation with their African partners to expand accessibility to medicine. It has been 50 years since China dispatched its first medical aid mission to developing countries to help with disease treatment and prevention, and introduce advanced medical sciences and clinical techniques. Since 1963, 23,000 medical workers have been sent to 66 countries and regions, providing services for 270 million people. At present, 1,171 Chinese medical workers are in 113 medical centers in 49 countries and regions, 42 of which are in |