Overview

Chinese government funds the 2nd cataract surgery 'Bright Light' project

Commitment Year•2016Country of Activity•MauritaniaSector•HealthFlow Type•Free-standing technical assistance

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jul 22, 2016

Start (actual): Jul 22, 2016

End (actual): Dec 1, 2016

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

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

Government of Mauritania

Loan description

Chinese government funds the 2nd cataract surgery 'Bright Light' project

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

Around July 22, 2016, Ambassador Wu Dong of Mauritania and Secretary General of Mauritanian Ministry of Health Die jointly co-chaired the signing ceremony of China-Mauritius 2016 "Bright Tour" activity (光明行). A Chinese medical team of 6 members coming from Helongjiang Province will perform cataract surgeries. This is the second cataract funded by Chinese government. The medical team arrived in Mauritania in July 2016 to perform these surgeries. By December 2016 the project was completed, 235 surgeries are performed. In December 2016, the medical operation restoration ceremony was held. The "Bright Tour" project started in 2015.