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Hainan Provincial Government sends first ophthalmology team to Kampong Cham Provincial Referral Hospital in 2016

Funder	Hainan Provincial Government
Recipient Organization	Cambodia Ministry of Health
Country	Cambodia
Start Date	Sep 01, 2016
End Date	Sep 20, 2031
Duration	5,497 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`108615`

Grant Description

In September 2016, the Hainan-Cambodia Brightness Action Program sent the first medical team to Kampong Cham Provincial Referral Hospital to provide cataract-induced blindness surgeries. The team was comprised of over 30 doctors and nurses from the Hainan province of China and they treated 232 patients.

📋 Staff Comments

1. The Hainan-Cambodia Brightness Action Program ran from September 1st, 2016 to December 2019. The goal of the program was to send five medical teams to treat 1,000 patients with cataract-induced blindness across various provinces in Cambodia. The program was established when Luo Baoming, Secretary of the Hainan Provincial Party Committee, met with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen in July 2016. The Hainan Provincial Government sent five medical teams to the Kampong Cham, Siem Reap, and Kampong Speu provinces in Cambodia, treating over 592 patients.

📚 Sources & References

Chinese Bring Sight to K Cham
Chinese doctors help Cambodian cataract patients regain vision
Chinese doctors launch project of 1,000 cataract operations in Cambodia
China-Cambodia medical program offers relief for Cambodian cataract patients
Hainan medical team restores sight for Cambodian patients Loan applications and disbursements are still being received and processed as the projects continue to evolve. Ongoing monitoring and evaluation are in place to ensure project continuity.