2016年CRI African Countries Speak Highly of China's Efforts in Post-Ebola Era

 

Wang Yaoping, leading the Chinese medical team in Sierra Leone, has been working in the Ebola-affected¹ country for nearly a year.

He says during the most serious period, almost all hospitals in Sierra Leone became paralyzed. They had to concentrate on Ebola patients and were incapable² of treating patients suffering from other diseases.

So after the virus was brought under control, Wang Yaoping and his counterparts decided³ to open up the Ebola center of the China-Sierra Leone Friendship Hospital to all patients.

"First, we opened all clinical departments to the local people. Second, we made an application to the Chinese government for more medical workers. Now we can treat more diseases and offer the people of Sierra Leone the best treatment. Meanwhile, we attached more importance to the training of Sierra Leone medical workers to improve their skills and make them more capable of protecting themselves."

Many Sierra Leone medical workers have attended the training courses, Sondey is one of them.

"Because their knowledge affected us and they have been there for us, we want to thank them. Because now, it is really, really better. Because of the Chinese, because of their training and hard work, we can now see it is much better. We want to thank them for all they have done."

Economic recovery is the key in the post-Ebola period for all three Ebola-affected countries — Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea. China has pledged its ongoing⁴ support to all three West African countries.

Dr. Mustapha Sidiki Kaloko, the Commissioner⁵ for Social Affairs, African Union Commission, said the Ebola-affected countries need China's help.

"So this is actually what we need. Big partners like China, usually our traditional trade partners are needed to assist the counties. The African Union is pushing for debt relief for the three countries. We are moving towards that because it's really helpful if we remove some of their debt."

Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma also praised China for its help.

"They did not only provide support in the country, they also provided their support to us indirectly⁶ through the WHO, the United Nations. These all supports have really created a big impact in the fight against Ebola. That's why I would say that the Chinese support to us in efforts to fight Ebola is very significant. Now they have also engaged in the recovery program and we appreciate that very much."

Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi visited Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea last August and exchanged ideas with authorities there on promoting bilateral⁷ cooperation to help local economic development.

Before the World Health Organization declared the end of Ebola transmission, more than 28,600 confirmed, probable, and suspected Ebola cases were reported in the three countries, claiming 11,300 deaths.

Since the outbreak of Ebola in West Africa in 2014, China has provided prompt assistance and has been the first to implement⁸ its promises of providing helps.

China sent over 1,000 experts and doctors on infectious diseases and trained altogether more than 10,000 local doctors since the outbreak, making great contributions to the elimination⁹ of the virus.

For CRI, this is Xie Cheng.

1 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

2 incapable   

adj.无能力的，不能做某事的

参考例句：

• He would be incapable of committing such a cruel deed.他不会做出这么残忍的事。
• Computers are incapable of creative thought.计算机不会创造性地思维。

3 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

4 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

5 commissioner   

n.（政府厅、局、处等部门）专员，长官，委员

参考例句：

• The commissioner has issued a warrant for her arrest.专员发出了对她的逮捕令。
• He was tapped for police commissioner.他被任命为警务处长。

6 indirectly   

adv.间接地，不直接了当地

参考例句：

• I heard the news indirectly.这消息我是间接听来的。
• They were approached indirectly through an intermediary.通过一位中间人，他们进行了间接接触。

7 bilateral   

adj.双方的，两边的，两侧的

参考例句：

• They have been negotiating a bilateral trade deal.他们一直在商谈一项双边贸易协定。
• There was a wide gap between the views of the two statesmen on the bilateral cooperation.对双方合作的问题，两位政治家各自所持的看法差距甚大。

8 implement   

n.(pl.)工具，器具；vt.实行，实施，执行

参考例句：

• Don't undertake a project unless you can implement it.不要承担一项计划，除非你能完成这项计划。
• The best implement for digging a garden is a spade.在花园里挖土的最好工具是铁锹。

9 elimination   

n.排除，消除，消灭

参考例句：

• Their elimination from the competition was a great surprise.他们在比赛中遭到淘汰是个很大的意外。
• I was eliminated from the 400 metres in the semi-finals.我在400米半决赛中被淘汰。