114 mongolian cataract patients come to china for the "brightness journey"
2024-09-11
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the picture shows medical staff preparing for surgery. photo by sunari
xilin gol, september 11 (china news service) (aolan zhang wei) on the 11th, after two days of hard work, in the 2024 "belt and road·light journey" mongolia action jointly organized by the inner mongolia autonomous region red cross society and the mongolian red cross society, 114 cataract patients from mongolia received free cataract restoration surgery in erenhot city, inner mongolia autonomous region.
the 2024 "belt and road·bright journey" mongolia action is a specific measure taken by the inner mongolia autonomous region red cross society to implement the "belt and road" red cross humanitarian cooperation project agreement signed with the mongolian red cross society in october 2023. after consultation between the two sides, a combination of "invite in" and "go out" was adopted to deploy two mobile cataract surgery vehicles, select capable medical team members, and rely on local hospitals to support the implementation of cataract surgery.
the picture shows a cataract surgery in progress. photo by sunari
at the sight-restoring surgery site, cataract patients were put in eye drops and their eyes were disinfected before entering the operating car for surgery. yumujiri, a 90-year-old cataract patient from east gobi province, mongolia, successfully completed the surgery accompanied by his daughter. he was in a good mood after the surgery. "i am lucky and blessed to have regained my sight with the help of chinese doctors."
danbanima, a cataract patient from mongolia, was also excited after the operation: "the chinese doctor performed the operation very successfully and the operation time was very short. now i don't have any uncomfortable symptoms."
"the event has effectively promoted exchanges between the two countries, especially between the peoples. after the patients regained their sight, they became witnesses of the friendship between china and mongolia." liu jianzhong, secretary general of the red cross society of inner mongolia autonomous region, said that this event will continue to be promoted. "the people are connected, sincere, friendly and tolerant."
the "one belt, one road, bright journey" mongolia action is a cross-border humanitarian cooperation brand project created by the inner mongolia autonomous region red cross society to actively integrate into the national "one belt, one road" construction and inner mongolia's opening up to the north. so far, the "one belt, one road, bright journey" mongolia action has screened 3,178 mongolian eye disease patients and successfully performed 539 cataract restoration surgeries for free. (end)
