Chinese ophthalmologist team offers services and donates medical equipments to Ethiopia

Funder	China (People's Republic of)
Recipient Organization	Ethiopia
Country	Ethiopia
Start Date	Nov 28, 2014
End Date	Apr 13, 2033
Duration	6,711 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`36256`

Grant Description

On Apr. 28, 2014, a Chinese ophthalmologist team dispatched by the National Health and Family Planning Commission of China started providing ophthalmological services for free at Alert Hospital in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa. The team under the campaign, "Bright Journey" was composed of six specialists.

Its service and technical exchanges and experience sharing with Ethiopian medical staffs ended on May 15, according to a statement from the Ethiopian side. The six specialists from Pecking Union Medical College hospital (PUMCH) of china arrived last Monday. They were expected to carry out site restoring operations for about 300 Ethiopian patients.

They were deployed at Alert Hospital with medicines and medical equipment of advanced technology and consumables donated by China, which will stay permanently after the mission. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang visited the patients and doctors on May 5, 2014 during his visit to Ethiopia. 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.