Overview

Chinese Government provides online ophthalmology training to the Maldives

Commitment Year•2023Country of Activity•MaldivesDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•MaldivesSector•HealthFlow Type•Free-standing technical assistance

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: May 10, 2023

Start (actual): May 10, 2023

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

Government of the Maldives

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

Sun Yat-sen University

Loan description

Chinese Government provides online ophthalmology training to the Maldives

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On May 10, 2023, Ambassador Wang Lixin attended the opening ceremony of the online training course on cataract phacoemulsification technology at the China–Maldives Eye Center and delivered a speech. Dr. Shah Mahir, Minister of State of the Maldivian Health Ministry, Liu Yizhi, Director of the Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center at Sun Yat-sen University and the project organizer; and Professor Chen Weirong also attended the ceremony. Nearly 50 Maldivian ophthalmic medical staff participated. The training aimed to enhance cataract treatment capabilities in the Maldives and is part of a broader initiative involving follow-up training sessions.