China Provides Free Cataract Surgeries to Namibians under Guangmingxing Project (Linked to #62633)

In 2011, the Chinese Government launched the Guangmingxing (光明行) or "Bright Lines" project to provide free cataract surgeries for thousands of patients in Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Caribbean. On May 7, 2018, the first surgical team, consisting of 5 doctors and 3 nurses from Peking Union Medical College Hospital, arrived at the Windhoek Central Hospital to work with Namibian experts. By the time the Chinese doctors left on May 29, they had restored eyesight to 208 patients. The mission lasted for twenty days total. The lenses came from the Zhongguancun company Aibonod. On May 18, 2018, China donated medical equipment and pharmaceutical consumables related to this project worth 1.825 million RMB to Namibia (see project #62633).

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There were multiple medical teams sent to Namibia for this same program, including one in 2019. The event is also translated as "Bright Walk" or "Brightness Walk".

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