The laboratory technology overseas training course hosted by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention opened on the 3rd at the headquarters of the African Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Experts from the governments and health sectors of both China and Africa, as well as 30 students from 16 African countries, attended the opening ceremony. The headquarters of the African Center for Disease Control and Prevention is located in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia. The director of the center, Jean Kassea, stated in his speech that the training courses have opened a new chapter in the construction of public health capacity in the African region. In the coming period, students will participate in centralized training aimed at enhancing their skills and cultivating future leaders in the field of public health for the African continent. This is the headquarters building of the African Center for Disease Control and Prevention, captured on November 3rd in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia. We are very honored to welcome outstanding professors and experts from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, who generously share their professional knowledge with us. Their investment in this training has greatly encouraged us. ”Kaseya said. Jiang Feng, the head of the Chinese Mission to the African Union, said that China and Africa are a community with a shared destiny. The headquarters building of the African Center for Disease Control and Prevention, which was built with assistance from China, has been successfully put into use. China will continue to provide technical assistance and dispatch public health experts to the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, working together to build a community of human health. On November 3rd, in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, experts from the governments and health fields of China and Africa, as well as 30 students from 16 African countries, attended the opening ceremony of the laboratory technology overseas training course hosted by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention at the headquarters of the African Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Xinhua News Agency reported that the training course will last for 3 weeks and be co organized by the African Center for Disease Control and Prevention. The training covers key areas such as virus, bacteria, parasites, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing, high-throughput sequencing, bioinformatics, and drug resistance monitoring. The training course aims to train laboratory professionals for the African Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and African countries. Through systematic theoretical and practical training for African students, it aims to reserve relevant talents for the laboratories assisted by China. (New Society)