MOSCOW, March 27. /TASS/. President of the Republic of Congo Denis Sassou Nguesso praised the aid provided by Russian medics during the infection outbreak in the African country in his phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin press office announced.

According the press office, the Congolese President "highly praised the efficient work of the Russian epidemiologists on elimination of an infectious disease outbreak in the Republic of Congo."

Previously, the Russian Agency for International Humanitarian Cooperation reported the Russian specialists provided aid in August, 2023, which resulted in the incidence in the country decreasing by 16 times.

In particular, Russian specialists worked in the city of Dolisie, where they organized a mobile laboratory, determined the sources of infection, organized the monitoring of drinking water. Russian medics also worked in infection hospitals across the country, introducing patient isolation rules and training local colleagues in treatment of digestive tract infections and handling bio material samples.