Overview

China grants Cameroon 627 Free Cataract Surgeries for Lights Action (Action Lumiere) Campaign

Commitment Year•2016Country of Activity•CameroonDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•CameroonSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jan 1, 2016

Start (actual): May 1, 2016

End (actual): Jun 30, 2016

Geospatial footprint

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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 Cameroon

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

Cameroon Ministry of Public Health

Loan desecription

China grants Cameroon 627 Free Cataract Surgeries for Lights Action (Action Lumiere) Campaign

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

Between May and June 2016, as part of the “Light Action” ("Action Lumiere") campaign, Chinese experts conducted 627 free surgery operations to Cameroonians suffering from cataracts. This project was funded by China and implemented in Cameroon through the Ministry of Public Health. The Gyneco-Obstetric and Paediatric Hospital of Yaounde and the Mbalmayo hospital were selected as managers of these surgeries (Cameroun Web). Numerous surgeries have been performed in African countries since the launch of China's China-Africa Brightness Action initiative in 2010. Eyebright Medical Technology, a Chinese company, provided the artificial lenses for a medical team in Cameroon. This project is completed.

Staff comments

1. The Chinese name of this project is 中国援喀麦隆“光明行”项目