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Overview

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

Commitment Year•2018Country of Activity•NamibiaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•NamibiaSector•HealthFlow Type•Free-standing technical assistance

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2018
Start (actual)
May 7, 2018
End (actual)
May 29, 2018

Geospatial footprint

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The project provided free cataract surgeries at Windhoek Central Hospital in Windhoek, Namibia. More detailed locational information can be found at https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/122000497

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 Namibia

Implementing agencies

Miscellaneous Agency Types

  • Peking Union Medical College Hospital

Loan description

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

Narrative

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Project narrative

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 Record ID#62633).

Staff comments

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".