Ophthalmic Train Hospital
China Health Express is the only mobile ophthalmic train hospital specializing in charitable medical activities in China. in July 1997, to celebrate the return of Hong Kong to the motherland, Hong Kong compatriots initiated the construction of the first China Health Express and donated it to serve the poor cataract patients in the mainland. over the past 14 years, with the support and assistance of the government at all levels, Hong Kong and mainland organizations, enterprises and caring people from all walks of life, the train hospital has grown to four trains, which can help more than 10,000 poor cataract patients each year,
With the support and help of governments at all levels, Hong Kong and mainland organizations, enterprises and caring people from all walks of life, the train hospital has grown to four trains, which can help more than 10,000 poor cataract patients every year.
The China Health Express Eye Hospital consists of four train cars, equipped with perfect medical facilities and excellent ophthalmology medical staff from Beijing and Hong Kong. Along the railroad line, it carries out cataract removal and IOL implantation surgeries for patients in poor rural areas all year round. It has performed cataract surgical treatments for more than 110,000 people at 105 stations in 83 impoverished areas in 27 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions, restoring their eyesight and regaining their ability to work.
Two, Health Express Ophthalmic Microsurgery Training Center
The Four Columns Eye Train Hospital is now able to treat more than 10,000 impoverished cataract patients every year, but this speed of treatment is far from enough in relation to the huge group of impoverished patients. In order to find a solution, since 2005, the Health Express Eye Microsurgery Training Center has been established in less developed areas. Through satellite networking technology, training websites, animal surgery laboratories and other modern training means, remote ophthalmology academic exchanges have been realized, the latest ophthalmology technology and information have been transmitted, the international exchange capabilities of ophthalmologists have been improved, and the training centers have been pushed to rescue and treat poor cataract patients. At present, 15 Health Express microsurgery training centers have been established. These training centers are located in Kunming, Yunnan Province, Nanning, Guangxi Province, Mianyang, Sichuan Province, Xining, Qinghai Province, Changsha, Hunan Province, Urumqi, Xinjiang Province, Jinan, Shandong Province, Haikou, Hainan Province, Lanzhou, Gansu Province, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, Jilin City, Jilin Province, and Hohhot, Inner Mongolia. As of October 2010, the Health Express Microsurgery Training Centers have carried out many training activities, ****83 training courses on cataract microsurgery have been held, 3,463 grassroots doctors have been trained, and 55,571 cases of sight restoration surgeries have been carried out at a reduced rate or with full exemption ****.
At the same time, China Health Express also actively promotes the participation of mainland doctors in the International College of Ophthalmologists Examination (ICO Examination), in order to promote the overall level of China's ophthalmologists to meet international standards. Currently, there is no unified examination for ophthalmologists in Mainland China. However, internationally, the International Council of Ophthalmology (ICO) holds a uniform examination for ophthalmologists around the world every year. Doctors who pass this examination are given international certificates of accreditation in ophthalmology. In order to promote the integration of Chinese ophthalmologists with the international ophthalmology community, Health Express, in cooperation with the National Center for Medical Examinations (NCME), has formulated a series of incentives, such as increasing the number of test sites and subsidizing the registration fee, to promote the popularity of the ICO examination in Mainland China. By the end of 2010, 179 candidates had been sponsored by Health Express, with the best candidates receiving full funding from the China Health Express Foundation for a 3-month training program in countries with advanced ophthalmology.
Three: China Health Express Cataract Center
Since 2009, Health Express has started a new milestone in poverty alleviation and treatment of blindness.
In 2009, the focus of the Health Express was not only to provide free cataract surgeries in the train hospitals, but also to strengthen the training of grassroots ophthalmologists in the train hospitals. In addition to providing free cataract surgeries at the train hospitals, the Health Express also strengthened its efforts to train primary eye doctors at the train hospitals so that they can continue to operate on poor cataract patients in their localities after the train hospitals have left. China Health Express also donated advanced cataract treatment equipment to these grassroots hospitals and established China Health Express Cataract Treatment Centers, enabling more and more hospitals in remote areas to perform cataract surgeries independently. This work is in line with the country's healthcare reform efforts, and will comprehensively improve the standard of ophthalmic care in the Mainland, truly leaving behind a train of health expresses for the local community that will never leave.
As of 2010, *** eight China Health Express Cataract Treatment Centers have been established and put into operation, located in Zhanjiang, Guangdong Province, Xing'anmeng, Inner Mongolia, Hechi, Guangxi Autonomous Prefecture, Ziyang, Sichuan Province, Jiaozuo, Henan Province, Suining, Sichuan Province, Jilin, Jilin Province, and Nanyang, Henan Province. By the end of 2010, the 8 cataract treatment centers*** had completed 3,266 cases of pro-poor surgeries. 2011, Health Express plans to complete 9 more treatment centers. In the near future, China Health Express cataract treatment centers will be set up in many areas of the country, benefiting many poor eye disease patients who have difficulty in accessing medical treatment.
Four, rural school solar bathroom project
In the train hospitals visited, Health Express found that the rural poor children's living environment is particularly difficult, the hygiene conditions are very poor, and bathing in the winter is even more difficult. The poor sanitary conditions have caused many health problems for the children. After in-depth and comprehensive investigation and research, based on the actual situation in rural China, Health Express has launched a charity action to let rural children take hot baths: Health Express Rural Children's New Life Action - Solar Bathroom Project in Rural Schools. By the end of 2010, 163 rural school solar bathrooms have been constructed in many provinces and cities, including Henan, Shandong, Sichuan, Guangxi, Shaanxi, Liaoning, Hubei, Hebei, Chongqing, Jiangsu, etc., sending warmth to rural schools in remote areas and benefiting more than 50,000 teachers and students.
The China Health Express project has gathered the efforts of staff from all levels of health, civil affairs, the Disabled Persons' Federation, railroads and other departments, ophthalmologists, donors and other people from all walks of life, and has received the support and help of national leaders down to the general public, making it a real project to alleviate poverty and cure illiteracy. In view of its contribution to the national poverty alleviation and treatment of blindness, Health Express has been awarded the Model Collective Award for the Promotion of National Unity, the China Charity Award, the China Poverty Eradication Award, and the Grade 4A in the first evaluation of China's social organizations since 2005. In 2009, in order to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the PRC, Hong Kong Wen Wei Po, Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce, Hong Kong Chinese General Chamber of Commerce, Hong Kong Chinese Enterprises Association jointly organized the "Impact on China 60 Years of Large-scale Selection Activity", and Health Express was honored as the "Top Ten Famous Original Brands". --Health Express was honored as one of the Top Ten Famous Original Brands. These honors were obtained with the support and help of governments at all levels, as well as organizations and caring people from all walks of life in Hong Kong and Mainland China, which is the full affirmation of the Central Government and the general public to the charitable cause of "China Health Express". These achievements and honors will be turned into a great impetus to promote the China Health Express to continue to stride forward.