CONAKRY, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- China has offered about 2 tons of food aid to Ebola patients and families affected by the disease in Guinea, an official source said on Wednesday.

The donation which was valued at 2 million U.S. dollars, was comprised of rice, highly nutritive cereal products and high energy biscuits.

The donation was given to the World Food Program (WFP) in Guinea by China's ambassador to Guinea, Bian Jianqiang, in the presence of Guinea's International Cooperation Minister Moustapha Koutoubou Sanoh.

The Chinese diplomat said the aid was meant to assist Guinean populations in zones that have been affected by the Ebola epidemic since March.

"All Chinese aid is a demonstration of friendship shared between our people," the ambassador said, adding that "China will continue to offer its assistance to Guinea as much as possible."

WFP representative in Guinea Madam Elisabeth Faure appreciated the Chinese aid which will help majority of the people in the southern part of the country that was hard hit by the Ebola.

The Chinese aid will help close to 150,000 people for a period of 45 days, WFP representative said.

Since the outbreak of Ebola epidemic in Guinea, 2,376 cases had been reported by Dec. 13 out of which 1,480 people died.