china everbright limited sponsors lifeline express’s first international sight saving mission in sri-lanka to help underprivileged patients restore their eyesight
social activities 16 dec 2016
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china everbright charitable foundation and its long-term charity partner, lifeline express organised an “lifeline express international sight saving mission” in sri-lanka providing free surgeries for the underprivileged cataract patients to regain their eyesight. this is the first sight saving mission outside mainland china and is supported and well-recognised by both the chinese and sri-lankan governments. deputy director of national health and family planning commission of prc ms li cui, honorary ambassador, commission on poverty in ministry of foreign affairs ms aimei le, former deputy director of department of health in china mr dakui yin, founding chairman of lifeline express hong kong foundation mrs nellie fong and member of the management decision committee and director of the ceo office of cel mr kevin so went to sri-lanka to attend the officiating ceremony and visited the patients in general hospital kalutara. mr rajitha senaratne, director of department of health in sri-lanka and mr xianliang yi, embassy of china in sri lanka also attended the ceremony and expressed the gratitude to china and lifeline express for their support and contributions to sri-lanka. in line with china’ s “one belt one road” policy, the two countries will continue to deepen the collaboration in the health sector and fully utilise the strengths of each other to benefit the people.
“lifeline express international sight saving mission” is the first international service point that provides cataract operations held by the lifeline express hong kong foundation. during 21 november to 31 december, medical team from union medical college hospital in beijing stations in sri-lanka to conduct over 500 free cataract operations for the underprivileged patients. in order to enhance medical skills in sri-lanka, medical team from lifeline express provided guidance and education on cataract operations to the local surgical team.
over the past few years, cel has formed a close partnership with lifeline express and becomes one of the largest funding sources helping the charity treat cataract patients in poverty-stricken areas in mainland china. cel has been sponsoring lifeline express’s annual gala dinner for 5 consecutive years and made substantial donations to support their fund-raising events such as the charity golf days and fundraising concerts. in 2014, 2015 and 2016, cel arranged parent-child volunteer team to visit the eye-train hospitals and cataract patients in shandong, heilongjiang and guiyang, providing help to paramedics and bringing love to patients. this year, cel supported lifeline express’s international sight saving mission, hoping to bring its sight-saving services to benefit more people in different areas around the world.
“lifeline express international sight saving mission” is the first international service point that provides cataract operations held by the lifeline express hong kong foundation. during 21 november to 31 december, medical team from union medical college hospital in beijing stations in sri-lanka to conduct over 500 free cataract operations for the underprivileged patients. in order to enhance medical skills in sri-lanka, medical team from lifeline express provided guidance and education on cataract operations to the local surgical team.
over the past few years, cel has formed a close partnership with lifeline express and becomes one of the largest funding sources helping the charity treat cataract patients in poverty-stricken areas in mainland china. cel has been sponsoring lifeline express’s annual gala dinner for 5 consecutive years and made substantial donations to support their fund-raising events such as the charity golf days and fundraising concerts. in 2014, 2015 and 2016, cel arranged parent-child volunteer team to visit the eye-train hospitals and cataract patients in shandong, heilongjiang and guiyang, providing help to paramedics and bringing love to patients. this year, cel supported lifeline express’s international sight saving mission, hoping to bring its sight-saving services to benefit more people in different areas around the world.
