Sponsored by the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China, Shenyang Normal University and He Eye Specialist Hospital jointly implemented the Belt, and Road national ophthalmologist training course, completed on August 30.
Representatives from the Training Attended the Closing Ceremony
"In the 30-day training, nearly 100 ophthalmologists from 6 countries, including Kenya, Zambia, Nigeria, South Africa, Malawi and Botswana, completed 44 sessions of training.
During the training, He Eye Specialist Hospital thoroughly considered the national conditions of developing countries and taught innovative technologies with solid application and treatment concepts suitable for developing countries. In addition, twenty-eight experts and scholars conducted online lectures for the participants on topics such as the current situation of global eye health development and future development trend and the prospect of ophthalmology, the unique Chinese eye health service model and new advances in ophthalmology, ophthalmology subspecialty theory, cataract surgery operation, etc. The lectures were followed by online courses, seminars and remote observation of surgery.
Surgical Simulator Training
Lecturer Yu Sile (left), Participant Representative Liesse Gateka (Right) and Online Participants During the Seminar
Besides professional knowledge, the training also offered a special cultural exchange class - "Cloud Visit China - Visual Tour", live ophthalmologists from the perspective of visual science interpretation of Chinese architecture and city views so that ophthalmologists from countries along the Belt and Road were able to experience the charm of Chinese culture and optical science. We will tell the Chinese story in the academic exchange and promote understanding and friendship.
"Cloud Visit China - Visual Tour": Professor He Wei and Student Liesse Gateka
Taking Students on A Cloud Tour of the Forbidden City in Shenyang
George Moyo, Technical Specialist, Health Department, Blantyre, Malawi
George Moyo, a technical expert from Blantyre City Health Department in Malawi, said, "The cataract surgery rate in Malawi is very low, and we desperately need this training opportunity. Thank you very much for the ophthalmology training brought to us by He Eye Specialist Hospital. We benefited a lot from it."
Owoyele Olatunde, Physician at the Federal Medical Center of Nigeria
Owoyele Olatunde, a physician at the Federal Medical Center of Nigeria, explained, "In Nigeria, we have limited training resources and face enormous challenges both in terms of infrastructure and equipment, and He Eye Specialist Hospital has very rich experience in medical technology, human resource development, and research, so this is an excellent opportunity. "
He Wei, Chairman of He Eye Specialist Hospital Group, Delivered A Speech at the Closing Ceremony
He Wei, chairman of He Eye Specialist Hospital Group, said, "Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime." As a training base for blindness prevention and treatment by the National Health Care Commission and a training base for ophthalmology specialists by the International Council of Ophthalmology, He Eye Specialist Hospital has trained a total of more than 50,000 doctors and management personnel at home and abroad over the years. In the future, He will integrate domestic and international quality resources, give full play to its training system advantages and training experience, build a leading global innovative training platform, and through cooperation with HelpMeSee, Orbis International and other organizations, strengthen the professional skills training of optometry and blindness prevention and management training for countries along the "Belt and Road". At the same time, we will use intelligent medical, Internet and big data to promote the implementation of an eye health management model in countries along the Belt and Road and improve the capacity of local medical services.
