Project ID: 30843

Chinese Government sponsors Hope of Light Cataract Project

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]

Recipient

Botswana

Sector

Health (Code: 120)

Flow type

Free-standing technical assistance

Concessional

Yes

Category

Intent

Development (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Commercial

Development

Representational

Mixed

Financial Flow Classification

ODA-like (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Official Development Assistance

Other Official Flows

Vague (Official Finance)

Flows categorized based on OECD-DAC guidelines

Project lifecycle

Status

Completion (The next section lists the possible statuses.)

Pledge

Commitment

Implementation

Completion

Suspended

Cancelled

Milestones

Commitment year

2011

Completion

2011

2011-07-01

Actual

Description

From June 27 to July 1, 2011, a team of ophthalmologists from China successfully performed about 200 cataract operations as part of the 'Hope of Light Cataract Project' in Botswana. Botswana also received a donation of ophthalmic equipment and consumables during the same period (see project #30844).

Additional details

The Chinese name for this project is 光明行.

Number of official sources

3

Number of unofficial sources

1

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Receiving agencies [Type]

Government of Botswana [Government Agency]