Overview

China sends eye experts to Djibouti for the Bright Journey Project

Commitment Year•2014Country of Activity•DjiboutiDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•DjiboutiSector•HealthFlow Type•Free-standing technical assistance

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Sep 1, 2014

Start (actual): Sep 1, 2014

End (actual): Oct 19, 2014

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 Djibouti

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

Peking University People's Hospital
Peking University Third Hospital

Loan description

China sends eye experts to Djibouti for the Bright Journey Project

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

In September 2014, Beijing University People's Hospital and Beijing No.3 Hospital sent three cataract experts to Djibouti to carry out the Guangmingxing (光明行) or "Bright Journey" Project. During their one month stay in Djibouti, they performed around 520 free cataract surgeries and 1086 eye exams. They also helped to train the only two eye doctors in Djibouti. They returned to Beijing in 19 October 2014. The value of this project is unknown.

Staff comments

This project is separate from the 19 medical teams China has been sending since 1981