China implements 2nd phase of "Bright Action" Cataract Surgery Project in Chad in 2019 (Linked to #56022)
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]
Recipient
Chad
Sector
Health (Code: 120)
Flow type
Grant
Infrastructure
No
Category
Project lifecycle
Geography
Description
On September 28, 2018, the opening ceremony of the "Bright Action" Surgery Project ("Action la Lumiere" or 光明行) was held at the China-Chad Friendship Hospital and was attended by Chinese Ambassador Li Jinjin as well as Chadian Minister of Health Saleh, and a number of Chinese medical aid workers from Nanchang University's affiliated eye hospital. The doctors began working on September 1st and finished on the 8th of September 2019. While the 1st phase of project (#56022) cured 233 cataract patients, the second phase performed 270 surgeries.
Number of official sources
6
Number of total sources
14
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
China-Chad Friendship Hospital [Government Agency]
Implementing agencies [Type]
Nanchang University Affiliated Eye Hospital [Miscellaneous Agency Type]