Chinese Government donates eye surgery equipment worth K3 million to Levy Mwanawasa University Teaching Hospital in 2019

$3M USD

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Levy Mwanawasa University Teaching Hospital (LMUTH)
Country	Zambia
Start Date	Dec 23, 2019
End Date	Feb 01, 2028
Duration	2,962 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`88354`

Grant Description

On December 23, 2019, Counsellor Ouyang Daobing handed over modern eye surgery equipment to Prof. Elwyn Chomba and Dr. Kennedy Malama for use at Levy Mwanawasa University Teaching Hospital (LMUTH) in Lusaka, Zambia. The donation was held at the Chinese Embassy in Zambia. LMUTH's website records the value of the donation as equivalent to 3 million Zambian Kwacha.

The equipment was donated as a part of the 2019 "Bright Journey" (which is also sometimes translated as "Bright Action") program, under which Chinese doctors had been conducting eye surgery operations at LMUTH for the previous two weeks.

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China hands over modern eye surgery equipment to Zambia
China hands over modern eye surgery equipment to Zambia
China Donates Eye Medical Equipment to LMUTH 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.