Overview

China sends 'Bright Journey' medical team to Eritrea for ophthalmic surgeries in 2019

Commitment Year•2019Country of Activity•EritreaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•EritreaSector•HealthFlow Type•Free-standing technical assistance

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Jan 1, 2019

Start (actual): Dec 16, 2019

End (actual): Jan 6, 2020

Geospatial footprint

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The project stationed a medical team to conduct cataract surgeries at the Birhan Aini Eye Hospital, where they've stationed eye doctor teams in the past. Birhan Aini Eye Hospital is located within Mekane Hiwot Hospital in Asmara, Eritrea. More detailed locational information can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/321473784

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

Government of Eritrea

Loan description

China sends 'Bright Journey' medical team to Eritrea for ophthalmic surgeries in 2019

Narrative

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Project narrative

Between December 16th, 2019 and January 6th, 2020, China sent a team of 7 ophthalmologists and 3 assistants to "perform cataract surgery and diagnose and treat other eye diseases" in Eritrea, as a part of "Bright Journey" (“光明行”), one of the eight initiatives established during the 2018 FOCAC (Forum on China-Africa Cooperation) meeting. Over the course of the 21 days, the team performed 508 cataract surgeries and diagnosed and treated 1,250 patients with eye diseases.