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Overview

China implements the fifth Guangmingxing cataract surgery project

Commitment Year•2016Country of Activity•Sierra LeoneSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2016
Start (actual)
Nov 25, 2016
End (actual)
Dec 5, 2016

Geospatial footprint

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The purpose of the project is to implement the fifth Guangmingxing cataract surgery project. More detailed location information can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/314868716

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

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • Chinese Embassy
  • Government of Sierra Leone

Loan description

China implements the fifth Guangmingxing cataract surgery project

Narrative

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Project narrative

In August 2016, the Chinese Ambassador to Sierra Leone, Zhao Yanbo, and Sierra Leone's Health and Sanitation Minister signed an agreement for the fifth "Guangmingxing" project which will provide free cataract surgeries to Sierra Leone. Ambassador Zhao emphasized that the past four similar project have successfully helped thousands of cataract patients to regain their bright future and the forthcoming fifth “Guangmingxing” event will continue the previous successful experience and benefit more people in Sierra Leone. The Chinese National Health and Family Planning Commission supported the project. In November 2016, the project was officially launched in the Sierra Leone-China Friendship Hospital in Jui, Freetown. According to the agreement, the Chinese medical team will perform hundreds of free cataract surgeries, and donate a batch of ophthalmological instrument and materials. China will also hold some lectures on ophthalmological health and boost technical cooperation between the medical staff from China and Sierra Leone about cataract surgery. On December 5, 2016, the "Brightness Trip to Sierra Leone" officially ended.