The China-South Africa COVID-19 Pandemic Prevention and Control Online Communication and Exchange Conference was one of the Serial Activity Under Silk Road NGO Cooperation Network that held under the guidance of the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Republic of South Africa and jointly held by the Amity Foundation, Peace Land Foundation, South Africa National Civic Organization(SANCO), Peking Union Medical College Training Center and China House on 10 May,2020.

As a social enterprise under the administration of the Amity Foundation, Nanjing Amity Printing not only arranged its Africa Service Center staff to join the conference the first time, but also arranged marketing teams and partners to successfully invite around 100 participators, including customers from South Africa, Zimbabwe, Swaziland and other countries and overseas students with a nationality of Ethiopia, the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Republic of South Africa, UNICEF Representative to China, African National Congress Women's League(AMCWL), SANCO, community prevention and control unions against the COVID-19, Africa Volunteer Institutes, South Africa Shark Conservation Center, Somalia Women Development Center, South Africa China Economic and Trade Association, Doctors of South Africa and other governmental departments, non-governmental organizations, medical institutes, representatives of overseas students. The health control experience about the prevention and control of COVID-19, particularly for maternal and infant group, was shared on the conference.

The president Damuken of the South Africa National Civic Organization, one of the most influential non-governmental organizations in the South Africa, addressed that he cherished this online exchange chance, because the COVID-19 is an unprecedented challenge of the human, and China and South Africa are more unified and supported each other than other time during fighting against it. As the epidemic is spread in Africa, China is on duty and brave to fight against it, providing many materials for prevention and control for the epidemic, and actively supports African countries to fight against the epidemic, and shares valuable experience about control over the epidemic, which plays an important role in South Africa fighting against the epidemic. Non-governmental organizations, participating in the prevention and control of the epidemic, shall strength their exchanges and interaction; actively communicate experiences and feelings, to make contribution to better responding to the large-scale infectious disease.

President Matlakala of SANCO, one of the most influential non-governmental organizations in the South Africa, addressed that he cherished this online exchange chance, because COVID-19 is an unprecedented challenge for the human kind. In the fight against the epidemic, China and Africa need to unite and support each other more than ever. With the spread of the epidemic in Africa, China actively stood up, provided a number of anti-epidemic material assistance, actively supported the anti-epidemic efforts of African countries, and provided a lot of valuable experience in controlling the epidemic, which plays an important role in the fight against the epidemic in South Africa.

NGOs involved in epidemic prevention and control of the two countries should strengthen exchanges, interactions and active dialogues, share experience in order to make greater contributions to better response to large-scale infectious diseases.

Customers of Nanjing Amity Printing and overseas students with an Ethiopia nationality raised questions on the conference, and professional doctors attending to the conference provided detailed and concrete answers. This online communication has won the praise of customers. Dirk Timothy Gevers, Director General of the South Africa Bible Society said that: “I am very appreciated to be invited by Amity Foundation and Amity Printing to participate in this online exchange conference. Speeches of two doctors are very clear. The Q & A exchange gave all participants a better understanding of covid-19 and epidemic prevention, and provided very effective information." Mutumba, General Secretary of the African National Congress Women's League expressed that: " I have learned a lot of valuable experience in the prevention and control of the epidemic from China by participating in this online conference with NGOs. This form of exchange is very pragmatic, flexible and effective. I hope that I can have more chances to participate in such exchanges in the future. And I am very thankful that on such a special day as Mother’s Day, knowledge exchange meeting on prevention of epidemic on women and children was organized. This showed special care of women and children".

 
    Lucas, Director of international department of SANCO said that “I am very appreciated that Chinese NGOs organizes this online exchange conference about the prevention and control of the COVID-19. NGOs linked the general public. SANCO launched anti-epidemic front in the community to help the general public understand the knowledge of epidemic prevention and control, and enhance their awareness of prevention and control. China's prevention and control of the epidemic has been successful. The prevention and control from grass-roots community offers a lot of effective experience, which is very helpful for South Africa. As the president of SANCO mentioned in his speech, we should strengthen mutual cooperation to fight the epidemic together "

Living in the same world, we are dependent on each other. During the early period of China's anti epidemic campaign, all circles of South African society expressed their sympathy and support to us in various forms. A long distance is not a real problem, and virus is not isolation. As a member of the community of a shared future for mankind, all the staff of Amity Printing and people of South Africa are bound to win a major victory in the fight against the epidemic.