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China sends medical team to conduct 'Brightness Action 2018' project in Sudan

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

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2018
Start (actual)
Nov 28, 2018
End (actual)
Dec 18, 2018

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The purpose of this project was to provide assistance for surgeries in Sudan Eye Hospital of Al-Nilain University Additional locational information can be found at: Al-Nilain University: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/300688410

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

Miscellaneous Agency Types

  • Sudan Eye Hospital of Al-Nilain University

Implementing agencies

Miscellaneous Agency Types

  • China Xi'an 1st Hospital

Loan desecription

China sends medical team to conduct 'Brightness Action 2018' project in Sudan

Narrative

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Project narrative

On November 28, 2018, a group of 8 Chinese medical experts was sent to the Eye Hospital of Al-Nilain University in Khartoum, Sudan to conduct free surgeries on Sudanese cataract patients. This program is a part of the Chinese aid program to Sudan, known as "Brightness Action 2018" (“光明行”). The program is implemented by China Xi'an 1st Hospital and is co-launched by Khartoum State's Health Ministry and the Economic and Commercial Counselor's Office of the Chinese Embassy in Sudan. The medical team dispatched had previously conducted surgeries in Sierra Leone, Senegal, and Chad. The program lasted for 20 days and was completed on December 18, 2018. A total of 241 surgeries were conducted.