China sends medical team to conduct "Brightness Action 2018" project in Sudan
Summary
Funding agency [Type]
Unspecified Chinese Government Institution [Government Agency]
Recipient
Sudan
Sector
Health (Code: 120)
Flow type
Free-standing technical assistance
Infrastructure
No
Category
Project lifecycle
Geography
Description
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.
Number of official sources
1
Number of total sources
3
Details
Cofinanced
No
Direct receiving agencies [Type]
Sudan Eye Hospital of Al-Nilain University [Miscellaneous Agency Type]
Implementing agencies [Type]
China Xi'an 1st Hospital [Miscellaneous Agency Type]