Overview

First Chinese medical team to Burkina Faso Performs Cataract Surgeries for over 200 patients as part of Phase I of the 'Light Action' Project(Linked to Record ID#60122)

Commitment Year•2018Country of Activity•Burkina FasoDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Burkina FasoSector•HealthFlow Type•Free-standing technical assistance

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Dec 23, 2018

Start (actual): Dec 23, 2018

End (actual): Dec 31, 2018

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 Burkina Faso

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

Burkina Faso Ministry of Health (Ministère de la Santé)

Loan description

First Chinese medical team to Burkina Faso Performs Cataract Surgeries for over 200 patients as part of Phase I of the 'Light Action' Project(Linked to Record ID#60122)

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

From December 23-31, 2018, Chinese doctors performed cataract surgeries in Burkina Faso as part of an operation called "Action de la lumière" (Light Action). More than 200 Burkinabé patients aged between 50 and 80 have recovered their sight. The operation was carried out by 10 Chinese medical experts part of the first Chinese medical team to Burkina Faso (see linked Record ID#60122).