Project ID: 38332

China sends team of medical experts to render free cataract treatment in Bangladesh

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]

Recipient

Bangladesh

Sector

Health (Code: 120)

Flow type

Free-standing technical assistance

Infrastructure

No

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

2010-03-21

Actual start

2010-10-11

Actual complete

2010-10-14

Geography

Description

The Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) and the Bangladesh-China People's Friendship Association jointly hosted the China-Bangladesh Friendship and Brightness (Ophthalmic) Trip. A team of Chinese medical experts from Beijing Tongren Hospital arrived at Bangladesh's capital city Dhaka on October 11, 2010 and offered free surgeries to 100 Bangladeshi cataract patients at Islamic Eye Hospital. The humanitarian mission is a part of China's "Bright Light Tour"/"Bringing Light Tour" around the world.

Number of official sources

3

Number of total sources

5

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Direct receiving agencies [Type]

Government of Bangladesh [Government Agency]

Implementing agencies [Type]

Bangladesh-China People's Friendship Association [Government Agency]

Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) [NGO/CSO/Foundation]