Overview

Chinese Bright Journey Medical team offered 101 free cataract surgeries to Bahamanians (link to #54696)

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$517,904

Commitment Year•2014Country of Activity•BahamasSector•HealthFlow Type•Free-standing technical assistance

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jan 1, 2014

Start (actual): May 1, 2014

End (actual): Mar 14, 2015

Geospatial footprint

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The project provided cataract surgeries to Princess Margaret Hospital in Nassau, The Bahamas (see: "我赴巴哈马“光明行”活动取得圆满成功"). More detailed locational information can be found at https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/301890394

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

China National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC)

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

Peking University

Loan description

Chinese Bright Journey Medical team offered 101 free cataract surgeries to Bahamanians (link to #54696)

Narrative

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Project narrative

In May 2014, a team of Chinese doctors and nurses, called 'Bright Journey Medical', offered 101 free cataract surgeries to people in the Bahamas (according to the Chinese Embassy). The project is conducted by the National Health Commission of China, and the medical team members are from Peking University Health Science Center. The total cost of the surgeries was estimated to be in between $505,000 and $707,000. This project is linked to Record ID#54696, which records the donation of the $570,000 equipment after surgeries.

Staff comments

The Bahamas was not ODA eligible in 2014.