2022-04-26

GX Foundation pays visit to the Ministry of Health of the Lao PDR

GX Foundation paid visit to the Ministry of Health of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic to reaffirm our commitment on the Cataract Blindness Elimination Project.  In 2019, GX signed a 5-year Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry to collaborate on the Cataract Blindness Elimination Project which aimed to eliminate nation-wide cataract backlog cases through expert Chinese medical teams from Guangxi province and 2 Mobile Eye Treatment Centres. The project has experienced some delays due to conflicting priorities brought on by COVID-19 pandemic, but the GX team in Lao have been working closely with the Ministry of Health to begin preparation work for the upcoming Cataract Blindness Elimination Project.

Through the provision of much-needed eye care to communities across the country and improving the health and livelihood of elderly people, GX aims to uphold the value of “people to people connectivity” under the Belt and Road Initiative for International Cooperation.