Timeline of China's anti-Ebola aid in Africa

With the Ebola epidemic still haunting West Africa, China has delivered four rounds of humanitarian aid with a combined value of more than 120 million U.S. dollars and sent hundreds of medical workers to the "frontline" since the breakout in April 2014.

Here are key dates in China's anti-Ebola aid in Africa since the breakout in 2014:

In May, China sent the first batch of relief goods, mostly for disease prevention, control and treatment, to Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea-Bissau, valued at one million yuan (161, 000 U.S. dollars) for each country.

On Aug. 7, the Ministry of Commerce announced China would provide the second batch of relief goods worth 30 million yuan (4. 9 million dollars), including personal protective equipment, patient monitors, sprays and medicines, to Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea, the hardest-hit countries by the Ebola epidemic.

On Aug. 9, the National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) said China would send three disease control expert teams to Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone to provide technical assistance to local health authorities in prevention and control of the Ebola virus, the first time that China offers assistance to foreign countries in response to a public health emergency. The teams have been working to a full gear ever since.

On Aug. 11, Chinese President Xi Jinping sent messages to presidents of Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia respectively to show sympathy to the three countries over the deaths in the Ebola outbreak, saying China is willing to support them in containing the spread of the disease.

On Aug. 16, President Xi pledged in a meeting with UN Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon that China would continue to help the international effort in controlling the epidemic.

On Sept. 10, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said China is prepared to "fight side by side" with West African countries to combat Ebola.

On Sept. 12, the Ministry of Commerce announced another 200 million yuan (32.54 million dollars) package of humanitarian aid to African countries and international organizations to help control the disease.

On Sept. 16, Chinese Ambassador to Sierra Leone Zhao Yanbo said the Chinese government had dispatched another medical team of 59 experts and a mobile laboratory to the African country.

On Sept. 18, President Xi announced a new aid package of 200 million yuan for Liberia, Sierra Leon and Guinea.

On Sept. 25, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on the sidelines of the annual UN General Debate that the Chinese people will always stand beside the African people in the fight against Ebola.

On Sept. 29, Chinese Ambassador to Ghana Sun Baohong said China had provided Ghana with 5 million yuan (833,000 dollars) worth of equipment and medical supplies.

On Sept. 30, Chinese Ambassador to Togo Liu Yuxi and Togo's Prime Minister Kwesi Ahoomey-Zunu singed an agreement on China's assistance of about 840,000 dollars.

On Oct. 9, the Ministry of Commerce said China had made a deal with the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) to provide 6 million dollars of food aid to Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea.