China's Sichuan Province sends voluntary medical team to North Korea to perform cataract surgeries

Funder	Sichuan Provincial Government
Recipient Organization	Government of North Korea
Country	Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Start Date	Jan 01, 2012
End Date	Apr 07, 2026
Duration	5,210 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`49418`

Grant Description

On 28 September 2012, as invited by North Korea Health Province and entrusted by China's Ministry of Health, China's Sichuan Province sent out a voluntary medical team to North Korea led by Deputy Director General Wanhua Zhao.

The team consisted of two ophthalmologists from West China Hospital of Sichuan University and People's Hospital of Sichuan Province. The group was divided into two teams to go to Cheongwon-gun and South Pyongan Province to carry out cataract surgery.

The Sichuan Provincial Medical Association also donated medical equipment and medicine to the North Korean Ministry of Health. Chinese Ambassador to North Korea Liu Hongcai attended the donation ceremony.

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