Overview

China provides Chad 2 million RMB worth of medical equipment and medicine for the 'Bright Action' Cataract Surgery Project (linked to Record ID#ID#56022)

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$304,300

Commitment Year•2018Country of Activity•ChadDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•ChadSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jan 1, 2018

End (actual): Sep 28, 2018

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This project was to provide medical equipment and medicine for the "Bright Action" Cataract Surgery Project (linked to Record ID#56022) at the Chad Friendship Hospital Eye Center in N'Djamena (Arabic: نجامينا, French: N'Djamena), Chad. Located in the region of N'Djamena in south-western Chad, N'Djamena is the capital city of Chad. More detailed locational information about N'Djamena can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/27565022.

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

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

Government of Chad

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

Nanchang University Affiliated Eye Hospital

Loan desecription

China provides Chad 2 million RMB worth of medical equipment and medicine for the 'Bright Action' Cataract Surgery Project (linked to Record ID#ID#56022)

Narrative

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Project narrative

On September 28, 2018, China donated medical equipment and medicine worth 2 million yuan to Chad as part of the opening ceremony of the "Bright Action" Surgery Project ("Action la Lumiere" or "光明行"). The ceremony for the Bright Action Surgery Project was held at Chad Friendship Hospital Eye Center, and was attended by Chinese Ambassador Li Jinjin, the Chadian Minister of Health Saleh, and a number of Chinese medical aid workers. The project was announced at the Beijing Summit of the China-Africa Cooperation Forum and is to last for 3 years, including sending a team of experts to carry out surgery for cataract patients, providing medical equipment and medicine, and inviting local doctors to study and study in China (described in #56022). This project is linked to Record ID#56022, the Bright Action Cataract Surgery Project.