Overview

China implements 2nd phase of 'Bright Action' Cataract Surgery Project in Chad in 2019 (Linked to Record ID#56022)

Commitment Year•2017Country of Activity•ChadDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•ChadSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

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Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Apr 12, 2017

Start (actual): Sep 1, 2019

End (actual): Sep 8, 2019

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This project was to implement the second phase of the "Bright Action" Cataract Surgery Project in Chad (linked to Record ID#56021) at the Chad Friendship Hospital Eye Center in N'Djamena (Arabic: نجامينا, French: N'Djamena), Chad. Located in the region of N'Djamena in south-western Chad, N'Djamena is the capital city of Chad. More detailed locational information about N'Djamena can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/7486233424.

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

China-Chad Friendship Hospital

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

Nanchang University Affiliated Eye Hospital

Loan description

China implements 2nd phase of 'Bright Action' Cataract Surgery Project in Chad in 2019 (Linked to Record ID#56022)

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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.