Jackie Opens Children's Eye Hospital Chengdu

After arriving in Chengdu early this morning Jackie attended the opening of the WEO Jackie Chan Children's Eye Center at the Sichuan University Hospital in Chengdu. WEO stands for the World Eye Organisation and Jackie is the Chairman of their International Advisory Board.

SOURCE: T.SINA.COM.CN/JACKIECHAN

CHENGDU Nov. 27 (Xinhua Liu, Yang Hua) in Hong Kong actor Jackie Chan and charitable people support the World Eye Organization, the "Children's Eye Center, Jackie Chan," 27, located in West China Hospital of Sichuan University in Chengdu unveiled . The center will further attract domestic and foreign advanced technology and capital to participate in children's eye disease prevention and control of public welfare activities, and conduct of orphans and disabled, children in poverty and disaster survey and control eye.

Currently a large number of eye patients in Sichuan did not receive timely treatment. Especially after the earthquake, Huaxi Hospital for Children has hit several in-depth eye survey found that patients need social assistance and child care.

Earlier, West China Hospital of Sichuan University and the World Eye Organization to successful cooperation, "prevention of blindness, cure the blind welfare activities." On this basis, the Hong Kong actor Jackie Chan Charitable people and the World Eye Organization Chairman Mr Mark Lin of the strong support of the "West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Jackie Chan, the World Children's Eye Center Ophthalmology Organization" to be established.

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新华网成都１１月２７日电（记者刘海、杨华）在香港演员、慈善人士成龙以及世界眼科组织的大力支持下，“成龙儿童眼科中心”２７日在位于成都的四川大学华西医院揭牌。该中心将进一步吸引国内外先进技术和资金参与儿童眼病防治的公益活动，并开展孤残、贫困和灾区儿童眼病的普查和防治。

　　目前四川有大量的眼病患儿未得到及时的治疗。特别是汶川地震后，华西医院医护人员先后多次深入灾区进行儿童眼病的调查，发现病患儿童急需社会的帮助和关怀。

　　早些时候，四川大学华西医院和世界眼科组织就成功合作开展“防盲、治盲公益活动”。在此基础上，在香港演员、慈善人士成龙和世界眼科组织主席林文杰的大力支持下，“四川大学华西医院世界眼科组织成龙儿童眼科中心”得以成立。

SOURCE: XINHUANET.COM