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The Chinese Volunteer Health Professionals Induction Program was held at the Addis Ababa Silkroad Hospital.

President Taye Atsekeslassie, who officially opened the Chinese Volunteer Health Professionals Induction Program, said that the friendship between Ethiopia and China is fruitful and historic.

President Taye added that the arrival of Chinese volunteer medical professionals to Ethiopia for volunteer service is a sign of the strong friendship between the two countries.

A delegation led by Professor Mohamed Yacoub Janabi, who was recently appointed as the WHO Regional Director for Africa, held discussions with the Minister of Health, Dr. Mekdes Daba, on regional and national health sector cooperation and implementation.

The program, which is being implemented with the support of the Korean government and implemented by UNICEF, will improve access to water for more than 165,000 people in addition to improving health services and will bring tangible changes. The program will benefit more than 365,000 citizens living in Afar, Amhara, Benishangul Gumuz, Oromia, South West and Tigray regions.