Project ID: 39915

Chinese government funded 200 cataract surgeries for Jamaican patients under the Bright Journey project (linked to #39914)

Summary

Funding agency [Type]

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]

Recipient

Jamaica

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

2013-06-01

Actual start

2015-05-18

Actual complete

2015-05-28

Geography

Description

In June 2013, President Xi Jinping announced that China would send ophthalmologists to the Caribbean to conduct free cataract surgeries under the "Bright Journey" project. The Bright Journey team consisted of 5 doctors and 3 nurses from Beijing Tongren Hospital who performed 200 cataract surgeries for Jamaican patients at Kingston Public Hospital. The project began on 18 May 2015 and ended on 28 May 2015. The Bright Journey project included a donation of medical equipment, free cataract surgeries, and Kingston Public Hospital staff training. This project is linked to project ID #39914 which captures the 400,000 USD worth of medical equipment donated by the Chinese government.

Number of official sources

6

Number of total sources

7

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Details

Cofinanced

No

Implementing agencies [Type]

Jamaica Ministry of Health & Wellness [Government Agency]

Beijing Tongren Hospital [Miscellaneous Agency Type]