BEIJING, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- China on Friday pledged to continue to fight the Ebola epidemic in West Africa following President Xi Jinping's announcement of an aid package of 200 million yuan (about 32.54 million U.S. dollars) on Thursday in India.

The Chinese government has provided cash, food and medical supplies to the epidemic-hit areas since the outbreak of the disease, Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said at a daily press briefing.

So far, there are 174 Chinese medical experts working in Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea Bissau and other West African countries, Hong said.

"This shows China's true friendship with African countries, and the Chinese people's international humanitarianism," said Hong, adding that China's actions were appreciated by West African countries, the United Nations and the World Health Organization.

In addition to the aid package of 200 million yuan, Xi also announced during his state visit to India that China will provide the World Health Organization with 2 million U.S. dollars in cash and give the African Union the same amount.

"China is willing to continue to contribute to fighting the epidemic together with West African countries and the international community," said Hong.

Latest figures from the World Health Organization showed that the total number of Ebola cases in West Africa is 5,335, with 2,622 deaths.