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China donates medical supplies to Pikine National Hospital after 'Brightness Walk' Operation in 2018 (Linked to Record ID#86620)

Commitment Year•2018Country of Activity•SenegalDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•SenegalSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Nov 9, 2018
End (actual)
Nov 23, 2018

Geospatial footprint

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The project provided donated materials after a "Brightness Walk" event to Pikine National Hospital located in Dakar, Senegal. More detailed locational information can be found at https://www.google.com/maps/place/Centre+Hospitalier+National+de+Pikine/@14.754218,-17.3759459,308m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x3171c0c61a6fa4db!8m2!3d14.754289!4d-17.3759812 and https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/369699606#map=16/14.7542/-17.3748

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 Senegal

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • China National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC)
  • Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center (ZOC), Sun Yat-sen University

Loan description

China donates medical supplies to Pikine National Hospital after 'Brightness Walk' Operation in 2018 (Linked to Record ID#86620)

Narrative

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Project narrative

From November 9 to 23, 2018, the Fujian Provincial Health and Family Planning Commission coordinated and implemented the "Brightness Walk" (光明行) project. Cataract surgeries were performed on a total of 223 Senegalese patients with eye diseases (recorded in #86620). Medical supplies were also donated to the hospital. Counselor Han Xiaofei and Pikine Hospital President Guye signed the handover certificate for the donation of ophthalmic equipment, consumables, medicines and other materials from China to Senegal.