Chinese Government dispatches first medical team to perform cataract surgeries (Linked to Project ID #57410)
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
Chinese Embassy [Government Agency]
Recipient
Burundi
Sector
Health (Code: 120)
Flow type
Free-standing technical assistance
Infrastructure
No
Category
Project lifecycle
Geography
Description
In December 2016, the Chinese Embassy in Burundi implemented the "Walking towards Light" ("光明行") Project, which involved operating a temporarily free clinic at Prince Regent Charles Hospital. During the nine-day period, Chinese ophthalmologists performed cataract surgery free of charge for 182 patients in Burundi. The Chinese expert group also trained local medical staff and donated surgical equipment and related medicines to Prince Regent Charles Hospital. The project was led by National Health Commission of PRC (国家卫生计生委) and implemented by a medical team coming from Chinese hospitals including Peking Union Medical College Hospital (北京协和医院、青海省人民医院、江西大学眼科医院). See Project ID#57410 for a second team deployed in 2018.
Number of official sources
6
Number of total sources
6
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
Government of Burundi [Government Agency]
Implementing agencies [Type]
Peking Union Medical College Hospital [Miscellaneous Agency Type]
Government of Burundi [Government Agency]
China National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) [Government Agency]