Africa CDC unveils China-funded biosafety laboratory

Ethiopia-based facility to expand pathogen research and epidemiology in Africa

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention officially opened its China-funded biosafety laboratory in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, on 10 November.

The state-of-the-art laboratory was unveiled during a visit by Shen Hongbing, director general of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, and Hu Changchun, head of the China Mission to the African Union.