Kathmandu: Cambodia has commended Nepal’s expertise in eye care after a two-day free eye camp in Kampong Cham Province benefited more than 1,000 people.
The appreciation was expressed by Cambodia’s Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and Adviser to the Prime Minister, Eat Sophea to Nepal’s Ambassador to Thailand and Cambodia, Dhan Bahadur Oli during a recent bilateral meeting held at her office.
According to the Embassy of Nepal in Thailand, Sophea commended Nepal for successfully organizing the eye camp on July 4-5. The camp was jointly organized by the Nepal Netra Jyoti Sangha and the Lumbini Eye Institute and Research Centre (Rana-Ambika Eye Hospital) in coordination with the Nepali Embassy in Thailand and implemented in collaboration with Cambodian partners.
During the meeting, the two sides discussed expanding cooperation in eye care and public health, as well as in education, agriculture, tourism, trade and other areas of mutual interest. Ambassador Oli reaffirmed Nepal’s readiness to support Cambodia by providing technical assistance and training to strengthen its eye care services. He also expressed Nepal’s willingness to organize another advanced eye camp in the near future in response to growing demand, according to the embassy.
The two dignitaries also emphasized promoting Buddhist and cultural tourism by strengthening links between Lumbini, the birthplace of Lord Buddha, and Cambodia’s cultural and religious heritage site-Angkor Wat.
During the camp, 373 patients received free medicines, 407 were provided eyeglasses and 192 received both. Cataracts were detected in 93 patients, who were referred to the provincial hospital for further treatment, according to the organizers.
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