There are millions of people with cataracts in our country, and less than half of them receive surgery to regain their sight every year. The country is also sparing no effort to pay attention to cataract people.

In order to increase the recovery rate of cataract patients, solve the problem of blindness due to cataract, and reduce their burden of medical treatment, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Finance, and the China Disabled Persons' Federation have implemented the "Recovery of Sight Project for Millions of Poor Cataract Patients" and "China Health Express" since 2009. and other projects to cure blindness, and provide surgical assistance to restore vision to poor cataract patients across the country. The "Recovery of Sight for Millions of Poor Cataract Patients Project" project is jointly led by the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Finance and the China Disabled Persons' Federation. It is a major public project included in the national medical reform. **Health service project aims to allow more poor cataract patients to receive sight-restoring surgery, solve their problem of blindness due to disease, and reduce their burden of medical treatment. The content of the project to restore sight to one million poor cataract patients is from 2009 to 2011. We will screen impoverished cataract patients across the country and perform sight-restoring operations on 1 million impoverished cataract patients, and provide subsidies for the operation costs. For each impoverished cataract patient treated, the central government will subsidize the operation cost of 800 yuan in 2009 to 20. Ten thousand poor cataract patients underwent surgery. According to the arrangement, the funds required for project implementation were jointly borne by the central government and local governments. In 2009, the central government subsidized the cost of surgery for each patient. , with a total budget of 160 million yuan. Project units should strictly implement the project plan and relevant fund management measures, and shall not misappropriate project funds. At present, cataract is still the leading cause of blindness in our country. It is estimated that there are about 100 poor cataract patients. Ten thousand cases. Cataracts and other blinding eye diseases in my country mainly occur in rural areas. The vast rural areas are the main battlefield for cataract surgery, and county hospitals are the main battlefield. , the foundation of blindness prevention and treatment, and the implementation of the "Project to restore sight to children with congenital diseases and impoverished cataract patients in the central and western regions". The allocation of the number of project operations in 2009 has been determined based on the implementation of the project in the previous year. Quantity adjustment. The provincial health administrative department and the Disabled Persons' Federation will formulate project fund management methods for this work, including the scope of fund use, content, requirements, and evaluation methods; they will also conduct regular inspections and evaluations on the use of project funds. 1997 When Hong Kong returned to the motherland, Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa presented the first "Healthy Express" train to the mainland people on behalf of the 6.7 million Hong Kong compatriots. Later, he presented the second and third "Healthy Express" trains to the mainland in 1999 and 2002 respectively. In 2009, the number of "Healthy Express" trains has grown to four. The first three trains were donated by Hong Kong compatriots from all walks of life, and the fourth train was donated by the mainland company Sinopec. The Healthy Express train management committee is responsible for the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Railways, and the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council. The National Ministry of Health selects outstanding ophthalmologists to provide free surgical treatment for poor farmers suffering from cataracts. The funds for Health Express are raised by the Hong Kong Health Express Foundation and the China Health Express Foundation and were officially approved by the Ministry of Civil Affairs in 2002. The "China Health Express Foundation" is chaired by Jing Shuping, Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and consists of the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the United Front Work Committee, the Central Enterprise Working Committee, the Central Financial Working Committee, the Ministry of Railways, the Ministry of Public Security, The main leaders of the Ministry of Economy and Trade, the Council for the Promotion of International Trade and other departments serve as vice-chairmen, consultants and standing directors.