Drug sent from China to aid workers in Africa

A Chinese drugmaker has sent an experimental Ebola drug to Africa for use by Chinese aid workers and is planning clinical trials there to combat the disease, executives at the firm said on Thursday.

Sihuan Pharmaceutical Holdings Group has supplied several thousand doses of its drug JK-05 to the region, Chief Operating Officer Jia Zhongxin said. More could be sent if needed, Jia said.

JK-05 has not been used on humans, although Sihuan says it has been effective in tests on mice.