South Sudan Ebola Response: China dispatches experts to support health ministry

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China says it will support South Sudan in its preparations for a possible outbreak of Ebola. Beijing says a team of experts with experience in handling cases of the deadly virus is expected in South Sudan next month to help the country's health ministry. CGTN's Patrick Oyet reports from the capital Juba.

China's ambassador to South Sudan touring an Ebola centre in Juba. He says Beijing will play a role in South Sudan's efforts to prepare in case of an ebola outbreak in the country.

HUA NING CHINESE AMBASSADOR TO SOUTH SUDAN "We always put the medical care service as a priority for China-South Sudan cooperation."

The World Health Organisation, The International Medical Corps and South Sudan's Health Ministry have put together an Ebola treatment centre in Juba. China says its team that worked on the Ebola outbreak in West Africa will travel to South Sudan in August.

DR. RIEK GAI KOK SOUTH SUDAN'S HEALTH MINISTER "They will continue with the discussion with the members of the National Ebola Taskforce to see where are the gaps and see how China can intervene."

Ebola cases are now confirmed in Aliwara in Democratic Republic of Congo, 70 kilometres from South Sudan's border.

PATRICK OYET JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN "Many South Sudanese people cross the border to DRC for trade, social reasons and medical services. So Juba is on high alert for an Ebola outbreak. China says it will help South Sudan be as ready as possible. PATRICK OYET, CGTN, JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN."