Overview

China launches medical campaign 'Operation Light'

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

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Completion

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Timeline

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Commitment date: Jan 1, 2014

Start (actual): Aug 24, 2016

End (actual): Sep 14, 2016

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The purpose of this project was to launch a medical campaign in the Sino-Congolese Friendship Hospital of M’Filou and Loandjili in Pointe-Noire, Congo. More detailed locational information can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/663864722

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

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Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

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Tianjin Eye Hospital

Loan description

China launches medical campaign 'Operation Light'

Narrative

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Project narrative

In 2014, China established a medical campaign called “Light Operation” in Republic of Congo (中国“光明行”医疗援助项目). The project was implemented by the Tianjin Municipal Health and Family Planning Commission. After 2 years preparation, the project was launched in 2016. A team of Chinese doctors from Tianjin Eye Hospital will come to Congo to operate free of charge those suffering from cataracts and nearly 500 patients will be treated at the Sino-Congolese Friendship Hospital of M'Filou in Brazzaville and that of Loandjili in Black Point. On August 4, 2016, a team of 7 experts led by Dean Tang Xin of Tianjin Eye Hospital arrived in Congo (Brazzaville) to carry out the project. The program has an execution period of 40 days. The project started on August 24, 2016 and was completed on September 14, 2016. 512 cases of cataract recovery surgery were completed within 20 days.