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Source: China Daily
 
China has a proud record of giving financial, medical, technical and other forms of help to Africa that goes back to 1956, when the People's Republic of China was just 7 years old and dirt poor. Although Africa is on the other side of the world from China, it is home to the majority of the world's poorest countries, several of which do not have power connections, while at least one still practices slavery. Altogether, in the past 50 years, China has given Africa 44.4 billion yuan ($7.2 billion) in aid, ranging from major infrastructure projects to facilitate economic development to helping fight the scourge of AIDS.
 
Now China is extending still more aid to Africa by offering to share with its countries the lessons China learnt the hard way during its extraordinary transformation from a rural economy to an industrial powerhouse in just 35 years.
 
By drawing on this knowledge it is hoped that at least some of these poor countries can seize the opportunities while capitalizing on their countries' unique strengths and advantages to upgrade the health and living standards of their peoples.
 
China's experience is that sustainable growth involves a delicate balancing act that involves multiple competing forces and needs. Not everything China did was successful, especially in the early days after introducing reforms and opening-up in 1978-79. But having done the "hard yards" and learnt from its mistakes, China can show Africa a whole series of shortcuts that lead to success.
 
The fact that China has been so helpful to Africa stands in stark contrast to the leading Western countries, which have mostly shunned its needs, although until the 1950s and 60s most African countries were still Western colonies.
 
Further, if we accept the findings of anthropologists that mankind evolved in Africa and spread from there to Asia and Europe, it would seem that our modern civilization should show a degree of care and responsibility to the residents of our collective ancestral home - Africa.
Sadly, however, Africa remains one of the most blighted and backward parts of the world. Of the 20 poorest countries in the world, 18 are African, with a total population of 394.7 million people. Africa is also the continent where HIV/AIDS have claimed the largest numbers of victims. More…
 
 
20/04/2013
 
Source: Global Post
 
An alert has been issued in Ghana after it was discovered that about 200 million condoms imported into the country from China were faulty.
 
"There are holes in them and... the condoms burst easily," a Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) spokesman told the BBC.
 
So far at least 1 million "Be Safe" condoms have been impounded by the FDA, who has appealed for health centers and agencies cross the country to stop their distribution.
 
Thomas Amedzro, head of drug enforcement at the FDA, said under the regulations, all imported condoms were required to undergo checks before distribution but in this case it had not occurred, The Guardian reported.
 
He said subsequent tests had found they were poor quality, can burst during sexual activity and also have holes in them
 
"You may not be able to see the holes with your naked eye but when you look at it under the microscope you can see holes," he said.
 
The defective condoms, which were made by an unidentified Chinese company and imported from Kenya, are described as being in a silver and white package with a red AIDS ribbon and the words "BE SAFE" written on it, UPI reported.
 
Health officials fear it could cause a major public health issue and rise in HIV infection.