Guangxi province sends the fifth medical team to Cambodia in 2023

Funder	Government of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
Recipient Organization	Government of Cambodia
Country	Cambodia
Start Date	Nov 08, 2023
End Date	Nov 10, 2033
Duration	3,655 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`107682`

Grant Description

On November 8, 2023, Guangxi province sent the fifth medical team to Cambodia's Prey Veng Province to perform vision restoration surgery. The team composed of eight ophthalmologists and medical staff from the Liuzhou Red Cross Hospital. The team conducted 689 cataract surgeries during their time in Cambodia.

The medical team returned on December 22, 2023. This project is a part of the second iteration of the "Belt and Road" Cataract Blindness Elimination Campaign. The first campaign ran from May 17th, 2018, to December 2019.

📚 Sources & References

Guangxi medical team brings light to Cambodians
通讯：“我又能看见了，太感谢你们了！”——记中国医生帮助柬埔寨白内障患者重见光明 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.