# China sends third medical expert team to help DRC fight Ebola

https://mins.news/en/item/13832

- China News Service, 2026-08-05 07:53 UTC
- Health
- Original: http://www.ecns.cn/cns-wire/2026-08-05/detail-ihfhziqh0062159.shtml

> China has sent its third medical expert team to assist the Democratic Republic of the Congo in fighting Ebola. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Tuesday that the team arrived in Kinshasa, the DRC capital, on Aug. 1. The deployment provides medical support for the country’s Ebola response.

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