Chinese medical team helps Ghanaian patients restore sight

STORY: Chinese medical team helps Ghanaian patients restore sight DATELINE: Feb. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:29 LOCATION: Accra CATEGORY: HEALTH/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Chinese medical team working 2. various of patients 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ELIZABETH DZOKPE, Retired nurse in Ghana 4. various of doctors conducting surgeries 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SENAM AIDAM, Head of the Ophthalmology Unit of LEKMA Hospital STORYLINE: A Chinese medical team stationed at the LEKMA Hospital in Accra, the capital of Ghana, has offered free surgeries since last November to restore the vision of Ghanaians suffering from cataracts. Cataract is a common cause of visual impairment. To restore sight, patients need to undergo surgeries, but the costly surgeries prevent low-income Ghanaians with cataracts from accessing treatment. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ELIZABETH DZOKPE, Retired nurse in Ghana "I can't see well when I am walking. Just sometimes I want to fall down. I was having blind vision, so I came here and it was