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十一月的加德滿都還有些許炙熱，充足的陽光賦予了喜馬拉雅山腳下的尼泊爾不一樣的風(fēng)情。置身于古老的街頭，身著傳統(tǒng)服飾的行人、生機(jī)勃勃的商鋪，當(dāng)然，還有那些隨處可見經(jīng)歷了千百年歲月洗禮靜靜地矗立的佛塔……

由于尼泊爾地處高山地區(qū)，強(qiáng)烈的紫外線照射，再加上大多數(shù)民眾從事戶外勞作，在尼泊爾近3000萬人口中，白內(nèi)障發(fā)病率高、致盲率高，許多低收入家庭很難負(fù)擔(dān)得起手術(shù)的費用。2018年11月27日，四川“光明行”義診醫(yī)療隊給他們帶來了希望，把光明和溫暖送到了患者身邊。

等待已久的光明

27日清晨不到7點，哈里·瑪雅早已起床穿上了自己最喜歡的紅色旁遮比，催著女兒出了門。自從中國醫(yī)生要來科提普爾（Kirtipur）眼科醫(yī)院義診的消息傳開后，哈里已經(jīng)等了許多天。五年前，70歲的哈里左眼做了白內(nèi)障手術(shù)，這些年，她右眼視力也下降得厲害，眼睛只有微弱的光感，醫(yī)生告訴她，右眼再不進(jìn)行手術(shù)，便有失明的危險。

這次能夠通過篩查，哈里覺得自己很幸運。同樣幸運的，還有家住科提普爾市附近的甘尼什·巴哈杜。他的左眼僅有一點光感，這讓在家務(wù)農(nóng)的他十分擔(dān)憂，“不想給孩子們添麻煩。”甘尼什說，“希望這次中國醫(yī)生能治好我的眼睛?！迸阒麃淼倪€有妻子和兒子，這次手術(shù)，對于甘尼什一家來說非常重要，等待中他們不時抬頭望向醫(yī)院大門。

當(dāng)四川醫(yī)療隊到達(dá)時，這里已經(jīng)坐滿了等候治療的患者。秋日的暖陽照在他們身上，更照在了他們心上。今天是期盼已久的做手術(shù)的日子，重見光明的希望像種子一般播散在他們心上。

此次義診由四川省外事辦公室主辦，四川省民間組織國際交流促進(jìn)會、尼泊爾阿尼哥協(xié)會協(xié)辦。為了達(dá)到最好的治療效果，四川派出了眼科“夢之隊”：醫(yī)療隊隊長吳崢崢是四川省人民醫(yī)院眼科主任、全國防盲技術(shù)指導(dǎo)組專家，她曾多次帶隊遠(yuǎn)赴非洲開展義診和白內(nèi)障手術(shù)，有著豐富的國外手術(shù)經(jīng)驗;張金旭醫(yī)生是成都市新津縣人民醫(yī)院眼科主任，同時也是成都市眼科質(zhì)量控制中心專家?guī)斐蓡T，強(qiáng)大的陣容展現(xiàn)了四川眼科界的實力。

尼泊爾衛(wèi)生和人0部部長秘書蘇希爾·納什·皮庫利爾在啟動儀式上表示，“有些患者失明很久了，也許他們已經(jīng)忘了愛人和孩子的模樣，但是通過這次手術(shù)，他們將看到家人，也將看到為他們做手術(shù)的四川醫(yī)生。

超負(fù)荷的工作高質(zhì)量地完成

“選擇科提普爾眼科醫(yī)院，是因為?？漆t(yī)院的設(shè)備相對比較齊全，這也是為患者負(fù)責(zé)?！笔∪嗣襻t(yī)院楊紹偉醫(yī)生告訴記者。雖然這家醫(yī)院在當(dāng)?shù)厮闶菞l件較好的醫(yī)院，醫(yī)療隊也在前期做了充分的調(diào)研與溝通，但手術(shù)中依然出現(xiàn)了一些“小考驗”。

省人民醫(yī)院萬靈醫(yī)生告訴記者，四川醫(yī)生使用的眼球表面麻醉可使病人免受眼部打針的不適，術(shù)后恢復(fù)也很快，但對醫(yī)生技術(shù)要求特別高。由于尼方提供的麻藥沒有達(dá)到表面麻醉下實施手術(shù)的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，加之手術(shù)中患者眼球的不停轉(zhuǎn)動，給手術(shù)增加了不少難度。

另外，尼泊爾人深邃的五官與中國人差異較大，深眼窩、高鼻梁的面部特點也給手術(shù)中帶來了一些不便。不可避免地，語言溝通也是一大難題，“尼泊爾有125個民族，語言的多樣性給唯一的一位翻譯也帶去很大麻煩?！比f靈解釋道。好在這是一支技術(shù)精湛的隊伍，他們迅速調(diào)整狀態(tài)和方案，順利、安全地完成每一例手術(shù)。

通過兩天超負(fù)荷的工作，四川醫(yī)療隊圓滿完成任務(wù)，共完成59臺白內(nèi)障手術(shù)，最大的患者86歲，最小的45歲。其中聾啞老人拉姆巴哈杜讓吳崢崢印象特別深刻。他的“家人”普拉沃爾告訴記者：“19年前，我父親遇到了流浪漢拉姆巴哈杜，然后把他帶回家像親人一樣照顧，今天，是中國醫(yī)生讓他重見光明！

‘感謝中國，感謝中國醫(yī)生！”

沃爾不停地向醫(yī)療隊表達(dá)著感謝?！斑@都是我們應(yīng)該做的?！痹趨菎槏樋磥?，救死扶傷本就是醫(yī)生最基本的職責(zé)。而此次四川醫(yī)療隊的義舉，也讓無聲的大愛在尼泊爾人民心中延續(xù)……

11月29日，陽光明媚，在科提普爾.眼科醫(yī)院的術(shù)后觀察室中，尼泊爾衛(wèi)生部副部長亞達(dá)夫陪同中國駐尼泊爾大使于紅，四川省人大常委會副主任、四川省民間組織國際交流促進(jìn)會會長劉捷等中尼嘉賓共同見證了患者重獲光明的美好瞬間。亞達(dá)夫表示：“目前，尼泊爾衛(wèi)生領(lǐng)域面臨很多困難，我們有很多東西需要向中國學(xué)習(xí)，希望能夠得到中國政府的幫助。我代表尼泊爾人民，代表尼泊爾衛(wèi)生部對這次義診活動的舉辦表示衷心感謝！”

中尼友好的紐帶

事實上，這并不是四川第一次赴尼泊爾開展義診活動。2017年12月，四川就組織了一次大型的義診活動，來自四川的20名優(yōu)秀的醫(yī)務(wù)工作者10天內(nèi)輾轉(zhuǎn)6地5村，累計進(jìn)行環(huán)境衛(wèi)生健康宣教2440人次、診治病人約1200人次，覆蓋人群4.7萬余人，令當(dāng)?shù)卦S多百姓受益。

不僅僅是醫(yī)療方面，近些年，四川在人力資源培訓(xùn)、獎學(xué)金、民生項目等方面也對尼提供了大量支持，來自中尼兩國的非政府組織互動也越來越頻繁。

2018年7月29日，中國民間組織國際交流促進(jìn)會組織25家中國民間組織訪問加德滿都，11家中方組織與尼方共簽署了13項合作協(xié)議或備忘錄，涉及農(nóng)業(yè)減貧、青年成長和就業(yè)、婦女技能、衛(wèi)生公益、物資捐助等領(lǐng)域。這也是兩國社會組織間圍繞民生項目進(jìn)行的首次大規(guī)模對接合作。

中國民間組織國際交流促進(jìn)會秘書長朱銳表示，此次到訪的民間組織將著力于尼方迫切需要的民生項目，用實際行動和成果造福尼泊爾人民。

作為中尼友好的紐帶，阿尼哥協(xié)會是尼泊爾唯一一個全體會員都能講漢語的組織，在醫(yī)療、語言、教育、文化和宗教等領(lǐng)域和中國展開了深入交流和合作。近些年，阿尼哥協(xié)會也將優(yōu)秀的中國影視、文學(xué)作品帶到了尼泊爾。“《西游記》在尼泊爾已經(jīng)播放兩次了，觀眾很喜歡看?！卑⒛岣鐓f(xié)會主席薩波爾塔姆告訴記者，“‘一帶一路’倡議提出后，我們也及時地翻譯了《推動共建絲綢之路經(jīng)濟(jì)帶和21世紀(jì)海上絲綢之路的愿景與行動》、中央電視臺的《一帶一路》紀(jì)錄片等節(jié)目，讓尼泊爾人民可以了解中國最新、最真實的情況。

國之交在于民相親，中尼人民友好的情誼，我們可以從患者康復(fù)的眼睛里看到，從赴中國留學(xué)的尼泊爾學(xué)生0中聽到，從當(dāng)?shù)乩习傩沼押玫膯柡蛑懈惺艿?，涓涓?xì)流匯聚成海，未來，中尼友好的交往必將更深更廣。

Even in November， it is still a bit hot in?Katmandu. Basking in opulent sunshine，?Nepal， nestling at the foot of the Himalayas，?oozes extraordinary charm. There are myriad old streets?lined with vigorous stores and thronged with?people in traditional apparels. Of course，?there are also countless time- -honored pagodas standing?in quiet...

With a high altitude， Nepal is exposed to intense?ultraviolet radiation. Plus the majority ofNepalis engage in outdoor works. As a result，?the vulnerability to cataract and blindness among its?nearly 30 million people are very high. Form any?low-income families， premium surgery cost?remains unaffordable. To this end， Sichuan"Bright Journey" Eye Care Medical Team arrived at?Kirtipur City of Nepal on November 27， 2018，?bringing warmness and sunlight for suffers of cataract.

Long- awaited sight

Around 7 o'clock on the morning ofNovember 27， Hari Maya excitedly got up and wore her favorite red Panjabi suit， urging her daughter?to go out for Kirtipur Eye Hospital. Harihad been waiting for this moment for several days?after being informed of Chinese doctors' gratuitous?treatment at Kirtipur Eye Hospital.Five years ago， Hari aged 70 then underwent cataract?surgery on her left eye. However， she?also suffered from poorer and poorer eyesight in?her right eye with only a lower sensitivity to?light. Her attending doctor told her that she?might become blind if she didn't undergo surgery?in time.

Hari said she was very lucky to be chosen to receive?medical treatment from Chinese doctors this?time. And the good fortune also smiled upon?Ganesh Bahadur living around Kirtipur?City. As a farmer， he was very anxious about the?low sensitivity to light in his left eye. "1 don’t want to impose burden upon my children，" said he， "I hope that Chinese doctors can cure my eye." Accompanied by his wife and son， Ganeshadded that his family valued this surgery verymuch. While waiting for the arrival of Chinese doctors， they looked up to the gate of the hospital?ever and again.

When Sichuan Eye Care Medical Team arrived， the hospital was already crowded withpatients. Basking in the warm autumn sunshine?，not only their bodies but also their hearts grew warm. Today was exactly the surgery timethey had long waited for， for it sowed the hope?among them to see light again.

The gratuitous treatment activity was sponsored?by the Department of Foreign andOverseas Chinese Affairs at Sichuan ProvincialParty Committee， and co- sponsored by SichuanNGO Network for International Exchanges andNepal-based Amiko Society. In hope of offeringNepal patients best treatment， Sichuan set upa "dream team" comprised of excellent expert ophthalmologists like Wu Zhengzheng and Zhang Jinxu. This time， the team was headed by?Wu Zhengzheng， head of the Department of?Ophthalmology， Sichuan Provincial People'sHospital and expert within National Blindness-prevention Technical Guidance Group， who once?led medical teams to Africa for gratuitous treatment?and surgery of cataract for several times?and thus accumulated a wealth of surgery experience?abroad; and Zhang Jinxu was director?of the Department of Ophthalmology， the People's Hospital of Xinjin and a member of expert?team under Chengdu OphthalmologicalQuality Control Center.

"Some of our patients have long suffered from?blindness and may forget what their loversand children look like. Fortunately， the surgery gives?them a hope of recovering their sight and?seeing clearly their beloved again，" Sushil?Nath Pyakurel， secretary to the Minister of theMinistry of Health and Population of Nepal，?expressed at the inauguration ceremony of theBright Joumey.

Overwork bears high-quality result

"The reason to choose Kirtipur Eye Hospital is?that it has relatively complete medical facilities?and is thus the manifestation o?four responsibility to local patients，" Dr. Yang?Shaowei told the journalist. Although the medical?team had launched investigation and communication?in earlier stage and the hospital was?in better condition than majority of others on?the whole， challenges remained in the process?of surgery.

According to Dr. Wan Ling from SichuanProvincial People's Hospital， the topical ophthalmic?anesthetic generally used in Sichuan could?protect the patient from the discomfort due?to eye injection， and be conducive to postoperative?recovery. Yet this kind of anesthetic?also imposed higher requirements for doctor's?skills. The topical anesthetic provided by?Nepal side， however， failed to meet the standard?for performing surgery. Plus patients?kept their eyes rolling during the surgery，?enhancing the difficulty of the surgery.

Moreover， in comparison with our Chinese people， Nepalis featured deeper eye socket and?higher-bridged nose， which increased the difficulty?of surgery. Another inevitable obstacle was?the language communication. "BecauseNepal has 125 ethnic groups， such the language diversity?has caused much trouble for our only?interpreter，" Dr. Wan Ling explained. To patients'relief， the medical team mastered exquisite techniques?and had the ability to finish surgery smoothly?and safely by adjusting mental state and?scheme in time.

Over two days of overwork， the medical team?has successfully performed on 59 Nepali cataract?patients aged 45 to 86. Among these patients， an old deaf -mute man namedRam Bahadur left a deep impression on WuZhengzheng. Prajwol， Ram Bahadur's "relative"，told the journalist， "My father found the helplessRam Bahadur 19 years ago， then brought him?home and looked after him as our family?member. Today， it is Chinese doctors that help?him recover his sight."

"Thank China ！Thank Chinese doctors！"Prajwol extended their gratitude to the medical team?over and over again. "This is our duty，?Prajwol." In the eyes of Wu Zhengzheng，?doctors' mission is to heal the wounded and rescue?the dying. Sichuan medical team's gratuitous?treatment for Nepali patients thistime has delivered messages of love to Nepalisand touched the depth of their hearts...

On the sunny morning of November 29，?accompanied by Yadav， deputy minister forHealth and Population of Nepal， Yu Hong，Chinese ambassador to Nepal， and Liu Jie，?deputy director of the Standing Committee of?the Sichuan Provincial People's Congress and?chairman of Sichuan NGO Network forInternational Exchanges， as well as other guests?from China and Nepal visited Kirtipur?Eye Hospital. Together with patients， guests shared?the beautiful moment when these patients?recovered their sight at PostoperativeObservation Room." Nepal has been confronted with?many difficulties in health sector currently.We have a lot to learn from China， and we hope?for more help from Chinese government. On behalf of all Nepalis and the Ministry ofHealth and Population， I would like to extend our?heartfelt thanks and gratitude for China's gratuitous?treatment，" expressed Yadav.

A bond of Sino-Nepal friendship

In fact， it is not the first time for Sichuan to?initiate such activity in Nepal. In December2017， Sichuan ever organized 20 excellent medical?staff to Nepal to offer gratuitous treatment. Then， they left their footprints in?this country's five villages and one city within ten?days. During the period， they disseminate?environmental?health knowledge for 2，440person times and treated patients around 1，200person times， benefiting more than 47，000 local people?in total.

In addition to medical treatment， with the increasingly?frequent interaction between non-governmental organizations on both sides，Sichuan has provided substantial support forNepal in talent training， scholarship， livelihood and?other aspects.

On July 29， 2018， China NGO Network for?International Exchanges organized 25Chinese non-governmental organizations to visit?Katmandu. Among them， 11 organizations signed?13 cooperation agreements and MoUswith Nepal's counterparts， covering poverty alleviation?through agricultural development，?youth growth and employment， skills training for?women， health-focused public welfare，?materials donation and other fields. This was the?first large- *scale matchmaking cooperation on livelihood?projects between China-Nepal civil organizations.

According to Zhu Rui， secretary- general of?China NGO Network for InternationalExchanges， these civil organizations will focus?on the projects about which Nepalis have most concern?so as to benefit them with practical actions?and results.

As a bond of Sino-Nepal friendship， Arniko?Society is Nepal's only organization whose members?all can speak Chinese. On the one hand， the society has developed in-depth exchange and cooperation with Chinese counterparts?in medical treatment， language，?education， culture， religion and other fields. On?the other hand， it has brought famous films and television?works as well as literature to Nepalis?in recent years." The TV series Journey to theWest that is adapted from one of the Four?Great Classical Novels?of Chinese literature has?been broadcast twice?and enjoyed wide?popularity amongNepalis，" Sarbottam?Shrestha， chairman of?Amiko Society told the journalist， "Since the proposal?of the Belt and?Road Initiative，?we have translated many?programs like?the Vision and Actions on?Jointly Building SilkRoad Economic Belt?and 21st- CenturyMaritime Silk Road?and the documentary series?The Belt and?Road， making our people keep abreast ofChina."

As the old saying goes， "Friendship， which derives?from close contact between the people，?holds the key to sound state-to- -state relations."The bond of friendship between China andNepal can be embodied by Nepalis who ever suffered?from cataract yet recover their sight now， Nepali students who ever studied or are studying?in China and local citizens who greet us?warmly. Just as myriad trickles can form avast sea， China- -Nepal friendship will be bound to?further deepen and expand to more areas.