China releases experimental Ebola drugs for clinical use in West Africa

A Chinese drug manufacturer has sent an experimental Ebola drug to Africa for use by Chinese aid workers and is planning clinical trials there to combat the disease.

The company, Sihuan Pharmaceutical Holdings Group has supplied several thousand doses of its drug JK-05 to West Africa.

The Chief Operating Officer of the Group, Jia Zhongxin said more doses could be sent if needed.

The drug, approved in China for emergency military use only, was initially developed by AMMS.

If it proves to be an effective cure it would be a big prize for China's medical sector and a boost to China's soft power in Africa is said to have killed more than 4,000 people so far in West Africa.

Source: Yahoo news