DJIBOUTI CITY, March 12 (Xinhua) -- 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.
The Chinese doctors are providing free cataract surgeries to patients.
Located in the Horn of Africa region, Djibouti has a tropical climate with long hours of sunshine and strong ultraviolet rays.
The climatic conditions, combined with the poor level of medical care and people's living standards, make cataract one of the main causes of blindness among Djiboutians.
Many of the patients have been undertreated for years due to the lack of sufficient professional ophthalmologists.
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