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China implements free cataract surgeries in Sierra Leone

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$243,440
Commitment Year•2018Country of Activity•Sierra LeoneDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Sierra LeoneSector•HealthFlow Type•Free-standing technical assistance

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Nov 6, 2018
Start (actual)
Nov 6, 2018
End (actual)
Dec 6, 2018

Geospatial footprint

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More detailed locational information can be found at City Hospital of Kenema: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/293052822 Freetown: https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/27565056 Kenema: https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/3230902

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

  • China National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC)

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Sierra Leone Ministry of Health and Sanitation

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • Health Commission of Hunan Province

State-owned companies

  • Xiangya Hospital Central South University

Loan description

China implements free cataract surgeries in Sierra Leone

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On November 6, 2018, the Chinese Government launched the 6th "Guangmingxing" (Brightness Trip) free cataract surgery project in the City Hospital of Kenema, Sierra Leone. The project was funded by the National Health Commission of China and was organized by the provincial Health Commission of Hunan Province. The team was made up of six senior ophthalmologists and nurses from Xiangya Hospital of Hunan Province. The project lasted for about a month, during which the medical team carried out over 100 free cataract operations for local residents of Freetown and Kenema. The team also donated ophthalmological equipment worth 1.6 million Yuan to the local hospitals. This project is completed.