On December 8, 2023, the Ministry of Health and Sanitation of Sierra Leone released the first national viral hepatitis policy and strategy. Chinese Ambassador Wang Qing, Acting Minister of Health and SanitationDr. Charles Senesie and others attended the launching ceremony.

Ambassador Wang Qing reviewed the process of China's support for Sierra Leone in formulating the strategy, congratulated the two countries on the new progress in health cooperation, and emphasized that China-Sierra Leone health cooperation has effectively promoted the well-being of the Sierra Leonean people and the friendship between the two countries. China will continue to be committed to deepening the cooperation between the two countries to jointly build a community with common health of mankind.

Acting Minister Senesie expressed his sincere gratitude to the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention(China CDC) and the World Health Organization for supporting Sierra Leone in formulating the viral hepatitis policy and strategy, and hoped to work with international development partners to eliminate viral hepatitis in policy and strategy by 2030.

Dr. Zhou Hejun, an expert from China CDC, introduced the project cooperation and said that they will continue to cooperate with Sierra Leone to promote the implementation of the policy and strategyto advanceSierra Leone’s health development.