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China sends Second Medical Team for Cataract Surgeries and donates equipment as Part of the 'Guang Ming Xing' project in Burundi (Linked to Record ID#52928)

$500K USD

Funder	China National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC)
Recipient Organization	Government of Burundi
Country	Burundi
Start Date	Jan 01, 2018
End Date	Mar 10, 2033
Duration	5,547 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`57410`

Grant Description

On June 13, 2018, a Chinese medical team was deployed in Burundi to perform free cataract surgeries for two weeks as part of the "Bright Tour" (Chinese project name is 光明行 "Guang Ming Xing"). The team worked at the Prince's Hospital of Burundi. By the time the project ended on June 20, 2018, 220 patients had undergone surgeries under the project.

China donated $500,000 worth of medical equipment and medications related to the surgeries as part of this project.

This is the second batch of ophthalmologists sent as a short-term mission Burundi, see Record ID#52928 for the first team of Guang Ming Xing (“光明行”) project, which is led by National Health Commission of PRC (国家卫生计生委) and implemented by Chinese hospitals including Peking Union Medical College Hospital (北京协和医院、青海省人民医院).

📋 Staff Comments

The Chinese project title is 援布隆迪“光明行二期”

📚 Sources & References

援布隆迪“光明行二期”活动顺利完成
中国专家为布隆迪白内障患者带去光明, “我是一名医生”——2018中国援布隆迪“光明行”活动纪实（三）
中国援助布隆迪“光明行”二期收官 220名白内障患者受益
驻布隆迪大使李昌林出席“光明行” 义诊二期
重踏光明行，友谊万古青 ——驻布隆迪大使李昌林参加第二期“光明行”开诊仪式
驻布隆迪大使赵江平在布《新生报》发表署名文章《携手同心，团结一致，共建中非卫生健康共同体》
中国援布“光明行”二期项目圆满收官 220名布隆迪患者重见光明 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.