Second Chinese medical team to Burkina Faso performs 200 cataract surgeries as part of "Light Action" Phase II (linked to #88756)
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]
Recipient
Burkina Faso
Sector
Health (Code: 120)
Flow type
Free-standing technical assistance
Infrastructure
No
Category
Project lifecycle
Geography
Description
From December 7, 2019 to December 21, 2019, the National Health Commission of China dispatched 10 members of the second Chinese medical team to Burkina Faso to its capital, Ouagadougou, to carry out free cataract surgeries for the local people at Tangadogo Hospital as part of Phase II of the “Light Action” Project. The team composed of experts and nurses from he Eye Hospital of WMU, China. The clinic lasted 15 days and more than 300 patients was screened. A total of 250 eligible patients completed the operation. The success rate of the operation was 100%. On December 21, the closing ceremony of the "Light Walk" event was held at Tanggadogo Hospital. Linked ProjectID#88756 captures the year-long term for China's second medical mission to Burkina Faso.
Number of official sources
1
Number of total sources
1
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
Government of Burkina Faso [Government Agency]
Implementing agencies [Type]
Burkina Faso Ministry of Health (Ministère de la Santé) [Government Agency]
The Eye Hospital of WMU [Miscellaneous Agency Type]