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TAJIKISTAN-DUSHANBE-CHINA-FREE CATARACT SURGERIES

(240705) -- DUSHANBE, July 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A patient communicates with a volunteer during a Lifeline Express International Sight Saving Mission event in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, June 12, 2024. More than 500 local cataract patients have received free surgeries under the program of Lifeline Express International Sight Saving Mission performed by Chinese medical team. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zheng Kaijun)

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TAJIKISTAN-DUSHANBE-CHINA-FREE CATARACT SURGERIES

(240705) -- DUSHANBE, July 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A patient receives examinations during a Lifeline Express International Sight Saving Mission event in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, June 12, 2024. More than 500 local cataract patients have received free surgeries under the program of Lifeline Express International Sight Saving Mission performed by Chinese medical team. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zheng Kaijun)

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TAJIKISTAN-DUSHANBE-CHINA-FREE CATARACT SURGERIES

(240705) -- DUSHANBE, July 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Patients wait for examinations during a Lifeline Express International Sight Saving Mission event in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, June 12, 2024. More than 500 local cataract patients have received free surgeries under the program of Lifeline Express International Sight Saving Mission performed by Chinese medical team. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zheng Kaijun)

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TAJIKISTAN-DUSHANBE-CHINA-FREE CATARACT SURGERIES

(240705) -- DUSHANBE, July 5, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A cataract patient receives a free surgery during a Lifeline Express International Sight Saving Mission event in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, June 12, 2024. More than 500 local cataract patients have received free surgeries under the program of Lifeline Express International Sight Saving Mission performed by Chinese medical team. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zheng Kaijun)

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China, Zimbabwe sign agreement on cataract surgery cooperation program

STORY: China, Zimbabwe sign agreement on cataract surgery cooperation program SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 7, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 8, 2024 LENGTH: 0:04:52 LOCATION: Harare CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. Various of officials from China and Zimbabwe 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ZHOU DING, Chinese Ambassador to Zimbabwe 3. Various of the donation 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): DOUGLAS MOMBESHORA, Zimbabwe's Minister of Health and Childcare 5. various of the signing ceremony 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): DOUGLAS MOMBESHORA, Zimbabwe's Minister of Health and Childcare 7. various of more equipment, officials touring the Traditional Chinese Medicine clinic STORYLINE: China and Zimbabwe on Wednesday signed an agreement on carrying out the "Bright Journey" Program of cataract surgery in which a Chinese ophthalmologist medical team will be dispatched to the southern African country to carry out free cataract clinical operations. Chinese Ambassador to Zimbabwe Zhou Ding signed the agreement on behalf of the Chinese government, and Zimbab

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ZIMBABWE-HARARE-CHINA-AGREEMENT-CATARACT SURGERY-COOPERATION

(240208) -- HARARE, Feb. 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Ambassador to Zimbabwe Zhou Ding (L) hands over medical equipment to Zimbabwe's Minister of Health and Childcare Douglas Mombeshora after signing an agreement on carrying out the "Bright Journey" Program of cataract surgery, at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals in Harare, Zimbabwe, on Feb. 7, 2024. China and Zimbabwe on Wednesday signed an agreement on carrying out a cataract surgery program in which a Chinese ophthalmologist medical team will be dispatched to the southern African country to carry out free cataract clinical operations. (Photo by Tafara Mugwara/Xinhua)

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China's cataract eradication project brings hope to patients in Cambodia

STORY: China's cataract eradication project brings hope to patients in Cambodia SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 28, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 30, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:54 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the project 2. various of surgical operation 3. various of cataract patients 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Khmer): DUK SARUN, Cataract patient in Cambodia 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Khmer): SO SOPANHAVATEI, Director of Prey Veng Provincial Referral Hospital, Cambodia 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LU HUAWEN, Leader of Chinese medical team from Wuzhou Gongren Hospital, China STORYLINE: A cataract eradication project, backed by China's GX Foundation, has been carried out in five countries across Asia and Africa, including Cambodia, Laos, Djibouti, Mauritania and Senegal. Duk Sarun, a 68-year-old cataract patient in Cambodia, is the project's 10,000th patient globally and the 3,138th patient in Cambodia to benefit from free-of-charge cataract surgery performed by Chinese ophthalmologists. SOUNDBITE 1 (Khmer): DUK SARUN, Cataract

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CAMBODIA-PREY VENG-CHINA-CATARACT-ERADICATION

(240129) -- PREY VENG, Jan. 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Cataract patients visit Chinese ophthalmologists for follow-up after surgeries in Prey Veng province, Cambodia, Jan. 28, 2024. TO GO WITH "Feature: China's cataract eradication project brings hope for better life to patients in developing countries" (Photo by Liao Hongqing/Xinhua)

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CAMBODIA-PREY VENG-CHINA-CATARACT-ERADICATION

(240129) -- PREY VENG, Jan. 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese doctor removes a gauze pad from a cataract patient's eye in Prey Veng province, Cambodia, Jan. 28, 2024. TO GO WITH "Feature: China's cataract eradication project brings hope for better life to patients in developing countries" (Photo by Liao Hongqing/Xinhua)

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CAMBODIA-PREY VENG-CHINA-CATARACT-ERADICATION

(240129) -- PREY VENG, Jan. 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese doctors provide post-surgical care to a cataract patient in Prey Veng province, Cambodia, Jan. 28, 2024. TO GO WITH "Feature: China's cataract eradication project brings hope for better life to patients in developing countries" (Photo by Liao Hongqing/Xinhua)

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CAMBODIA-PREY VENG-CHINA-CATARACT-ERADICATION

(240129) -- PREY VENG, Jan. 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese doctor examines a patient's eyes in Prey Veng province, Cambodia, Jan. 28, 2024. TO GO WITH "Feature: China's cataract eradication project brings hope for better life to patients in developing countries" (Photo by Liao Hongqing/Xinhua)

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Chinese charity groups facilitate free eye treatment in Pakistan

STORY: Chinese charity groups facilitate free eye treatment in Pakistan SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 24, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 27, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:28 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP 1 (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter 2. various of surgeries 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Urdu): RAB NAWAZ, Cataract patient 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (URDU): HAMID, Cataract patient 5. various of surgeries 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): AMMAR AFZAL TARAR, Eye surgeon of the campaign STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): ALI JASWAL, Xinhua reporter "Chinese and Pakistani volunteers have launched a free eye screening and cataract surgery campaign here in Pakistan for needy people. Over 1,500 People have been treated in different camps in different parts of the country, while 100 patients are undergoing a surgery in this particular camp here in Rawalpindi city of Pakistan's eastern Punjab province." The campaign was launched by the Beijing One Heart Sphere Charity Foundation (BOHS) and China-Pakistan Youth Exchange Community (CPYEC) in colla

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PAKISTAN-RAWALPINDI-CHINA-CHARITIES-FREE EYE TREATMENT

(240125) -- RAWALPINDI (PAKISTAN), Jan. 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A doctor checks a patient's eyes at a medical camp launched by Chinese and Pakistani charities to provide free eye screening and cataract surgery in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, on Jan. 24, 2024. Under a campaign launched by the Beijing One Heart Sphere Charity Foundation (BOHS) and China-Pakistan Youth Exchange Community (CPYEC) in collaboration with local charity groups in different parts of Pakistan that started in mid-January, screening of around 1,500 patients took place, out of whom 100 needy people underwent cataract surgery in the Rawalpindi camp. (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal) TO GO WITH Feature: Chinese charity groups facilitate free eye treatment in Pakistan

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PAKISTAN-RAWALPINDI-CHINA-CHARITIES-FREE EYE TREATMENT

(240125) -- RAWALPINDI (PAKISTAN), Jan. 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A doctor performs a surgery on a cataract patient at a medical camp launched by Chinese and Pakistani charities to provide free eye screening and cataract surgery in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, on Jan. 24, 2024. Under a campaign launched by the Beijing One Heart Sphere Charity Foundation (BOHS) and China-Pakistan Youth Exchange Community (CPYEC) in collaboration with local charity groups in different parts of Pakistan that started in mid-January, screening of around 1,500 patients took place, out of whom 100 needy people underwent cataract surgery in the Rawalpindi camp. (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal) TO GO WITH Feature: Chinese charity groups facilitate free eye treatment in Pakistan

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PAKISTAN-RAWALPINDI-CHINA-CHARITIES-FREE EYE TREATMENT

(240125) -- RAWALPINDI (PAKISTAN), Jan. 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A doctor performs a surgery on a cataract patient at a medical camp launched by Chinese and Pakistani charities to provide free eye screening and cataract surgery in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, on Jan. 24, 2024. Under a campaign launched by the Beijing One Heart Sphere Charity Foundation (BOHS) and China-Pakistan Youth Exchange Community (CPYEC) in collaboration with local charity groups in different parts of Pakistan that started in mid-January, screening of around 1,500 patients took place, out of whom 100 needy people underwent cataract surgery in the Rawalpindi camp. (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal) TO GO WITH Feature: Chinese charity groups facilitate free eye treatment in Pakistan

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PAKISTAN-RAWALPINDI-CHINA-CHARITIES-FREE EYE TREATMENT

(240125) -- RAWALPINDI (PAKISTAN), Jan. 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese volunteer inquires about a cataract patient's condition at a medical camp launched by Chinese and Pakistani charities to provide free eye screening and cataract surgery in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, on Jan. 24, 2024. Under a campaign launched by the Beijing One Heart Sphere Charity Foundation (BOHS) and China-Pakistan Youth Exchange Community (CPYEC) in collaboration with local charity groups in different parts of Pakistan that started in mid-January, screening of around 1,500 patients took place, out of whom 100 needy people underwent cataract surgery in the Rawalpindi camp. (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal) TO GO WITH Feature: Chinese charity groups facilitate free eye treatment in Pakistan

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PAKISTAN-RAWALPINDI-CHINA-CHARITIES-FREE EYE TREATMENT

(240125) -- RAWALPINDI (PAKISTAN), Jan. 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Patients wait for their turns at a medical camp launched by Chinese and Pakistani charities to provide free eye screening and cataract surgery in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, on Jan. 24, 2024. Under a campaign launched by the Beijing One Heart Sphere Charity Foundation (BOHS) and China-Pakistan Youth Exchange Community (CPYEC) in collaboration with local charity groups in different parts of Pakistan that started in mid-January, screening of around 1,500 patients took place, out of whom 100 needy people underwent cataract surgery in the Rawalpindi camp. (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal) TO GO WITH Feature: Chinese charity groups facilitate free eye treatment in Pakistan

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PAKISTAN-RAWALPINDI-CHINA-CHARITIES-FREE EYE TREATMENT

(240125) -- RAWALPINDI (PAKISTAN), Jan. 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A medical specialist checks a cataract patient's eyes at a medical camp launched by Chinese and Pakistani charities to provide free eye screening and cataract surgery in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, on Jan. 24, 2024. Under a campaign launched by the Beijing One Heart Sphere Charity Foundation (BOHS) and China-Pakistan Youth Exchange Community (CPYEC) in collaboration with local charity groups in different parts of Pakistan that started in mid-January, screening of around 1,500 patients took place, out of whom 100 needy people underwent cataract surgery in the Rawalpindi camp. (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal) TO GO WITH Feature: Chinese charity groups facilitate free eye treatment in Pakistan

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PAKISTAN-RAWALPINDI-CHINA-CHARITIES-FREE EYE TREATMENT

(240125) -- RAWALPINDI (PAKISTAN), Jan. 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A cataract patient shakes hands with a Chinese volunteer one day after his surgery at a medical camp launched by Chinese and Pakistani charities to provide free eye screening and cataract surgery in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, on Jan. 24, 2024. Under a campaign launched by the Beijing One Heart Sphere Charity Foundation (BOHS) and China-Pakistan Youth Exchange Community (CPYEC) in collaboration with local charity groups in different parts of Pakistan that started in mid-January, screening of around 1,500 patients took place, out of whom 100 needy people underwent cataract surgery in the Rawalpindi camp. (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal) TO GO WITH Feature: Chinese charity groups facilitate free eye treatment in Pakistan

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PAKISTAN-RAWALPINDI-CHINA-CHARITIES-FREE EYE TREATMENT

(240125) -- RAWALPINDI (PAKISTAN), Jan. 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A woman gets her eyes checked at a medical camp launched by Chinese and Pakistani charities to provide free eye screening and cataract surgery in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, on Jan. 24, 2024. Under a campaign launched by the Beijing One Heart Sphere Charity Foundation (BOHS) and China-Pakistan Youth Exchange Community (CPYEC) in collaboration with local charity groups in different parts of Pakistan that started in mid-January, screening of around 1,500 patients took place, out of whom 100 needy people underwent cataract surgery in the Rawalpindi camp. (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal) TO GO WITH Feature: Chinese charity groups facilitate free eye treatment in Pakistan

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PAKISTAN-RAWALPINDI-CHINA-CHARITIES-FREE EYE TREATMENT

(240125) -- RAWALPINDI (PAKISTAN), Jan. 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A doctor performs a surgery on a cataract patient at a medical camp launched by Chinese and Pakistani charities to provide free eye screening and cataract surgery in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, on Jan. 24, 2024. Under a campaign launched by the Beijing One Heart Sphere Charity Foundation (BOHS) and China-Pakistan Youth Exchange Community (CPYEC) in collaboration with local charity groups in different parts of Pakistan that started in mid-January, screening of around 1,500 patients took place, out of whom 100 needy people underwent cataract surgery in the Rawalpindi camp. (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal) TO GO WITH Feature: Chinese charity groups facilitate free eye treatment in Pakistan

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Hong Kong charity provides 7,300 free cataract operations in Belt and Road partner countries

STORY: Hong Kong charity provides 7,300 free cataract operations in Belt and Road partner countries SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 22, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:34 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ceremony STORYLINE: Hong Kong-based charity GX Foundation has provided more than 7,300 free cataract operations in five partner countries of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), facilitating people-to-people exchanges, according to the foundation. Founded in 2018 in Hong Kong, the non-government charity has brought brightness to people in Laos, Cambodia, Djibouti, Senegal and Mauritania, and planned to complete a total of 37,500 free cataract surgeries in these countries between 2022 and 2027. John Lee, chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, said that the BRI has promoted win-win international cooperation and brought substantial benefits to its partner countries, adding that Hong Kong will continue to align with the BRI and leverage its adv

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CAMBODIA-PREY VENG-CHINESE DOCTORS-CATARACT TREATMENT

(231120) -- PHNOM PENH, Nov. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese doctors perform surgery for a patient who suffers from cataract at a hospital in Prey Veng province, Cambodia, Nov. 14, 2023. Funded by China's GX Foundation, the Cataract Blindness Eradication Project for the period of three years from Sept. 2022 to Sept. 2025 is expected to regain vision for some 10,000 cataract patients in Prey Veng province. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese doctors help restore eyesight for cataract patients in Cambodia" (Photo by Liao Hongqing/Xinhua)

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CAMBODIA-PREY VENG-CHINESE DOCTORS-CATARACT TREATMENT

(231120) -- PHNOM PENH, Nov. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese doctor (R) examines a patient who suffers from cataract at a hospital in Prey Veng province, Cambodia, Nov. 14, 2023. Funded by China's GX Foundation, the Cataract Blindness Eradication Project for the period of three years from Sept. 2022 to Sept. 2025 is expected to regain vision for some 10,000 cataract patients in Prey Veng province. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese doctors help restore eyesight for cataract patients in Cambodia" (Photo by Liao Hongqing/Xinhua)

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CAMBODIA-PREY VENG-CHINESE DOCTORS-CATARACT TREATMENT

(231120) -- PHNOM PENH, Nov. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese doctor (L) examines a patient who suffers from cataract at a hospital in Prey Veng province, Cambodia, Nov. 14, 2023. Funded by China's GX Foundation, the Cataract Blindness Eradication Project for the period of three years from Sept. 2022 to Sept. 2025 is expected to regain vision for some 10,000 cataract patients in Prey Veng province. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese doctors help restore eyesight for cataract patients in Cambodia" (Photo by Liao Hongqing/Xinhua)

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CAMBODIA-PREY VENG-CHINESE DOCTORS-CATARACT TREATMENT

(231120) -- PHNOM PENH, Nov. 20, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A patient (R, front) walks out of a mobile operation room after receiving a cataract surgery at a hospital in Prey Veng province, Cambodia, Nov. 14, 2023. Funded by China's GX Foundation, the Cataract Blindness Eradication Project for the period of three years from Sept. 2022 to Sept. 2025 is expected to regain vision for some 10,000 cataract patients in Prey Veng province. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese doctors help restore eyesight for cataract patients in Cambodia" (Photo by Liao Hongqing/Xinhua)

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Chinese doctors help restore eyesight for cataract patients in Cambodia

STORY: Chinese doctors help restore eyesight for cataract patients in Cambodia SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 14, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:37 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the hospital 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Khmer): KEA REN, Cataract patient 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Khmer): BUTH RON, Cataract patient 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Khmer): SO SOPANHAVATEI, Director of Prey Veng Provincial Referral Hospital 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): ZHAI JIANWEI, Chinese ophthalmologist 6. various of the hospital STORYLINE: Since 2022, a China-aided cataract blindness elimination project has been helping Cambodian patients restore eyesight in the country's Prey Veng Province. Funded by China's GX Foundation, the Cataract Blindness Eradication Project for the period of three years from September 2022 to September 2025 is expected to regain vision for some 10,000 cataract patients. Under the project, the GX Foundation has dispatched a Chinese medical team, together with two mobile eye treatment centers and a 35-seat

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BENIN-COTONOU-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM-FREE CATARACT PROJECT

(231115) -- COTONOU, Nov. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Ambassador to Benin Peng Jingtao (R) and Beninese Health Minister Benjamin Hounkpatin attend the launching ceremony of project "Marche vers la lumière" at Benin Ministry of Health in Cotonou, Benin, Nov. 14, 2023. A Chinese medical team of ophthalmologists from China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region launched a project to provide free cataract surgeries in Benin on Tuesday. The project, launched in the country's southern city of Cotonou, is one of the outcomes of Beninese President Patrice Athanase Guillaume Talon's visit to China in September and aims to implement the bilateral cooperation documents signed between the two countries in health care. Under the project named "Marche vers la lumière" (Walk towards Light), the six-member Chinese ophthalmology medical team will carry out free surgeries for 200 cataract patients in the Mono-Couffo Departmental Hospital Center in Benin's southwestern city of Lokossa. (Photo by Seraphin Zounyekpe/Xinhua)

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BENIN-COTONOU-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM-FREE CATARACT PROJECT

(231115) -- COTONOU, Nov. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Ambassador to Benin Peng Jingtao (2nd L, front) visits patients with cataract at a hospital in Lokossa, Benin, Nov. 14, 2023. A Chinese medical team of ophthalmologists from China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region launched a project to provide free cataract surgeries in Benin on Tuesday. The project, launched in the country's southern city of Cotonou, is one of the outcomes of Beninese President Patrice Athanase Guillaume Talon's visit to China in September and aims to implement the bilateral cooperation documents signed between the two countries in health care. Under the project named "Marche vers la lumière" (Walk towards Light), the six-member Chinese ophthalmology medical team will carry out free surgeries for 200 cataract patients in the Mono-Couffo Departmental Hospital Center in Benin's southwestern city of Lokossa. (Photo by Seraphin Zounyekpe/Xinhua)

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CAMBODIA-PREY VENG-CHINESE DOCTORS-CATARACT SURGERIES

(231115) -- PREY VENG, Nov. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese doctor examines a patient's eyes in Prey Veng Province, Cambodia, on Nov. 14, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese doctors help restore eyesight for cataract patients in Cambodia" (Photo by Liao Hongqing/Xinhua)

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CAMBODIA-PREY VENG-CHINESE DOCTORS-CATARACT SURGERIES

(231115) -- PREY VENG, Nov. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese doctors perform a cataract surgery on a patient in Prey Veng Province, Cambodia, on Nov. 14, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese doctors help restore eyesight for cataract patients in Cambodia" (Photo by Liao Hongqing/Xinhua)

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GHANA-ACCRA-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM-FREE SURGERY

(230923) -- ACCRA, Sept. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese doctor performs a surgery on a local cataract patient at the LEKMA Hospital in Accra, capital of Ghana, Sept. 20, 2023. On Sept. 11, the Chinese medical team in Ghana started a program to provide free surgeries for local cataract patients. By Saturday, they have completed 71 surgeries. TO GO WITH "Feature: More Ghanaians benefit from free cataract surgery by Chinese doctors" (Photo by Seth/Xinhua)

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GHANA-ACCRA-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM-FREE SURGERY

(230923) -- ACCRA, Sept. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Two Chinese doctors perform a surgery on a local cataract patient at the LEKMA Hospital in Accra, capital of Ghana, Sept. 20, 2023. On Sept. 11, the Chinese medical team in Ghana started a program to provide free surgeries for local cataract patients. By Saturday, they have completed 71 surgeries. TO GO WITH "Feature: More Ghanaians benefit from free cataract surgery by Chinese doctors" (Photo by Seth/Xinhua)

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Djiboutians regain eyesight after cataract surgeries by Chinese doctors

STORY: Djiboutians regain eyesight after cataract surgeries by Chinese doctors DATELINE: March 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:51 LOCATION: Djibouti City CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of Djiboutian cataract patients being treated by Chinese doctors 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): BILYAMINE, Cataract patient 3. various of Djiboutian cataract patients being treated by Chinese doctors 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): IBRAHIM HAMOUD IBRAHIM, Retired Ophthalmologist of Peltier General Hospital 5. various of Djiboutian cataract patients being treated by Chinese doctors 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LIU JIANTING, Head of a Chinese medical team to Djibouti STORYLINE: A medical aid program joined by Chinese doctors is helping residents suffering from cataract in Djibouti, to regain eyesight. The aid program is jointly run by the Chinese health administrations and the GX Foundation, a non-profit and non-governmental organization registered in China's Hong Kong. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): BILYAMINE, Cataract patient "The operation was re

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DJIBOUTI-DJIBOUTI CITY-CHINESE DOCTORS-CATARACT

(230302) -- DJIBOUTI CITY, March 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Members of a Chinese medical team perform cataract operation on a local patient inside a mobile operation room at Peltier General Hospital in Djibouti City, Djibouti, Feb. 26, 2023. Early in the morning, about 20 people suffering from cataract gathered at two mobile eye treatment centers at Peltier General Hospital in Djibouti City, the capital of the Red Sea country, to register and have examinations before a Chinese medical team conducted surgery for them. TO GO WITH "Feature: People suffering from cataract in Djibouti regain sight thanks to Chinese doctors" (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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DJIBOUTI-DJIBOUTI CITY-CHINESE DOCTORS-CATARACT

(230302) -- DJIBOUTI CITY, March 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Members of a Chinese medical team perform eye checkup on a local patient at Peltier General Hospital in Djibouti City, Djibouti, Feb. 26, 2023. Early in the morning, about 20 people suffering from cataract gathered at two mobile eye treatment centers at Peltier General Hospital in Djibouti City, the capital of the Red Sea country, to register and have examinations before a Chinese medical team conducted surgery for them. TO GO WITH "Feature: People suffering from cataract in Djibouti regain sight thanks to Chinese doctors" (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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DJIBOUTI-DJIBOUTI CITY-CHINESE DOCTORS-CATARACT

(230302) -- DJIBOUTI CITY, March 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Local patients and their company queue up to consult doctors at Peltier General Hospital in Djibouti City, Djibouti, on Feb. 28, 2023. Early in the morning, about 20 people suffering from cataract gathered at two mobile eye treatment centers at Peltier General Hospital in Djibouti City, the capital of the Red Sea country, to register and have examinations before a Chinese medical team conducted surgery for them. TO GO WITH "Feature: People suffering from cataract in Djibouti regain sight thanks to Chinese doctors" (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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DJIBOUTI-DJIBOUTI CITY-CHINESE DOCTORS-CATARACT

(230302) -- DJIBOUTI CITY, March 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A local patient of cataract waits to consult a doctor at Peltier General Hospital in Djibouti City, Djibouti, on Feb. 28, 2023. Early in the morning, about 20 people suffering from cataract gathered at two mobile eye treatment centers at Peltier General Hospital in Djibouti City, the capital of the Red Sea country, to register and have examinations before a Chinese medical team conducted surgery for them. TO GO WITH "Feature: People suffering from cataract in Djibouti regain sight thanks to Chinese doctors" (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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DJIBOUTI-DJIBOUTI CITY-CHINESE DOCTORS-CATARACT

(230302) -- DJIBOUTI CITY, March 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A local patient steps out of a mobile operation room after her cataract operation at Peltier General Hospital in Djibouti City, Djibouti, Feb. 28, 2023. Early in the morning, about 20 people suffering from cataract gathered at two mobile eye treatment centers at Peltier General Hospital in Djibouti City, the capital of the Red Sea country, to register and have examinations before a Chinese medical team conducted surgery for them. TO GO WITH "Feature: People suffering from cataract in Djibouti regain sight thanks to Chinese doctors" (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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DJIBOUTI-DJIBOUTI CITY-CHINESE DOCTORS-CATARACT

(230302) -- DJIBOUTI CITY, March 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A member of a Chinese medical team performs eye checkup on a local patient before his cataract operation at Peltier General Hospital in Djibouti City, Djibouti, Feb. 28, 2023. Early in the morning, about 20 people suffering from cataract gathered at two mobile eye treatment centers at Peltier General Hospital in Djibouti City, the capital of the Red Sea country, to register and have examinations before a Chinese medical team conducted surgery for them. TO GO WITH "Feature: People suffering from cataract in Djibouti regain sight thanks to Chinese doctors" (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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DJIBOUTI-CHINESE NGO-CATARACT SURGERIES

(230228) -- DJIBOUTI CITY, Feb. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- GX Foundation renews its memorandum of understanding with the Djibouti Ministry of Health in Djibouti City, Djibouti, Feb. 27, 2023. GX Foundation, a non-profit and non-governmental organization registered in Hong Kong, China, kicked off here Monday a project that aims to offer cataract surgeries to patients and help them regain vision in the Red Sea nation of Djibouti. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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DJIBOUTI-CHINESE NGO-CATARACT SURGERIES

(230228) -- DJIBOUTI CITY, Feb. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Leung Chun-ying (2nd L), vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and chairman of the GX Foundation, Djiboutian Prime Minister Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed (2nd R), Djiboutian Minister of Health Ahmed Robleh Abdilleh (1st R), and Chinese Ambassador to Djibouti Hu Bin (1st L) cut the ribbon during the launching ceremony of a health project in Djibouti City, Djibouti, Feb. 27, 2023. GX Foundation, a non-profit and non-governmental organization registered in Hong Kong, China, kicked off here Monday a project that aims to offer cataract surgeries to patients and help them regain vision in the Red Sea nation of Djibouti. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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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

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GHANA-ACCRA-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM-CATARACT

(230216) -- ACCRA, Feb. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese doctor (1st R) from the Chinese medical team in Ghana checks a Ghanaian patient's eyes in LEKMA Hospital in Accra, the capital of Ghana, on Feb. 13, 2023. The Chinese medical team stationed at the LEKMA Hospital in Accra has offered free surgeries since last November to restore the vision of Ghanaians suffering from cataracts. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese medical team helps Ghanaian patients restore sight" (Photo by Seth/Xinhua)

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GHANA-ACCRA-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM-CATARACT

(230216) -- ACCRA, Feb. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese doctor (R) from the Chinese medical team in Ghana checks a Ghanaian patient's eyes in LEKMA Hospital in Accra, the capital of Ghana, on Feb. 13, 2023. The Chinese medical team stationed at the LEKMA Hospital in Accra has offered free surgeries since last November to restore the vision of Ghanaians suffering from cataracts. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese medical team helps Ghanaian patients restore sight" (Photo by Seth/Xinhua)

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GHANA-ACCRA-CHINESE MEDICAL TEAM-CATARACT

(230216) -- ACCRA, Feb. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese doctor (R) from the Chinese medical team in Ghana operates a surgery on a Ghanaian patient suffering from cataract in LEKMA Hospital in Accra, the capital of Ghana, on Feb. 13, 2023. The Chinese medical team stationed at the LEKMA Hospital in Accra has offered free surgeries since last November to restore the vision of Ghanaians suffering from cataracts. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese medical team helps Ghanaian patients restore sight" (Photo by Seth/Xinhua)

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Chinese medical team in Ghana launches project to help low-income patients

STORY: Chinese medical team in Ghana launches project to help low-income patients DATELINE: Dec. 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:27 LOCATION: Accra CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of general view 2. various of donation ceremony 3. various of hospital 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MAHAMA ASEI SEINI, Deputy minister for health 5. various of participants 6. various of hospital 7. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): LI YAOHONG, Economic and commercial counselor, Chinese Embassy in Ghana STORYLINE: A Chinese medical team in Ghana has launched a project to help low-income patients who need laparoscopic or cataract surgeries. Team chief Yu Dongnan said at the launching ceremony on Monday that the project would support 50 cases of laparoscopic surgeries and provide free cataract surgeries for 100 patients. Mahama Asei Seini, deputy minister for health, lauded the Chinese medical team for its support. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MAHAMA ASEI SEINI, Deputy minister for health "Next to the gift of life is the gift of sight. Our sight lighte

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Ex-Japan emperor to undergo eye surgeries

Former Japanese Emperor Akihito (R) arrives at University of Tokyo Hospital in the Japanese capital on Sept. 25, 2022, for cataract and glaucoma surgeries. (Pool photo)

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Chinese ophthalmologists commended for cataract operations in Burundi

STORY: Chinese ophthalmologists commended for cataract operations in Burundi DATELINE: April 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:05:09 LOCATION: GITEGA, Burundi CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chinese ophthalmologists carrying out cataract operations 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHAO JIANGPING, Chinese Ambassador to Burundi STORYLINE: Burundian First Lady Angeline Ndayishimiye on Thursday commended Chinese ophthalmologists who were carrying out cataract operations at the Umugiraneza Hospital of Kibimba in the district of Giheta, province of Gitega, central Burundi. During the campaign that began Wednesday, 47 vulnerable patients underwent cataract operations free of charge. "To reach economic development, citizens need to have good health and a good sight as well. We selected vulnerable people having the cataract disease in villages, and who are unable to pay for health care," said the first lady, also chairperson of the Good Action Umugiraneza Foundation that owns the Umugiraneza Hospital of Kibimba. Durin

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Former Japanese emperor, empress

Former Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko arrive at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Sept. 11, 2020. Former Empress Michiko visited the Hospital of the Imperial Household for follow-ups for breast cancer and cataract surgeries that she underwent the previous year. (Pool photo)