Foreign and Military Affairs

China offers free eye surgical service in Myanmar

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2011-05-31 16:17

YANGON - A visiting Chinese medical team, on its international tour, launched a free eye surgical treatment campaign in Yangon Tuesday.

Organized by the China Foundation for Peace and Development (CFPD) and the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP), the Chinese medical team's "Tour of Sight", the first of its kind, will conduct a week-long surgical treatment on cataract patients by surgeons from the No 1 People's Hospital of Yunnan province.

USDP Yangon Region Secretary U Aye Myint said at an inaugural ceremony at the Myodaw Medical Center here that the Chinese medical team's tour of sight activities not only brings treatment expertise and experience to Myanmar counterparts, good news of regaining sight to cataract eye patients, but also brings "paukphaw" (fraternal) friendship to Myanmar people.

"We thank a lot for the activities organized by the Chinese side. We thank Chinese medical team," he said.

At the ceremony, Xu Zhensui, Secretary-General of the CFPD said the activity is the first overseas trip of free treatment rendered by the foundation, aimed at enhancing understanding and friendship between the peoples of China and Myanmar.

Before the inaugural ceremony, many Myanmar ophthalmic patients have queued up in front of the medical center early morning to receive treatment.