First lady backs anti-AIDS drive

China's first lady Peng Liyuan has pledged to support Africa's medical and health programs.

President Xi Jinping's wife delivered the promise on Saturday while attending an anti-AIDS advocacy event in Johannesburg, where she accompanied the president at the Johannesburg Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation.

Peng said China will consistently support African countries in fighting AIDS and support the World Health Organization and the UN Program on HIV and AIDS prevention and control in Africa.