| Location: | The Republic of Guinea | Term of Cooperation: May 22-31 |
| Implementing Organizations: | PICA, Ministry of Health, Palestine Broadcasting Corporation (PBC), Embassy of the State of Palestine to the Republic of Guinea, and the International Clinic – Conakry | SDG:  |
| Background: | As part of PICA’s development strategy in the Republic of Guinea, and as a second phase of the medical program that started in the country in 2019, PICA implements the first corneal transplantation program in the history of the Republic of Guinea. A specialized medical team performed transplant operations for 19 patients at the International Clinic in Conakry. The mission also included holding a scientific medical conference for corneal transplantation, which was attended by a number of Arab ministers, ambassadors, and Guinean doctors, and the medical team organized a medical day that included theoretical lectures on cornea transplantation. | |
| Purpose: | 1. The implementation of the first-time corneal transplant program in the Republic of Guinea. 2. Enhance bilateral relations between the State of Palestine and the Republic of Guinea. 3. Convey a message of solidarity from the Palestinian people. | |
| Outputs: | 1. Transplantation of 19 corneas for Guinean patients. 2. Building the capacities of Guinean doctors practically in this field through their presence in operations. 3. Holding a medical conference, which had a role in introducing PICA and its fields of work. 4. Discussing the horizon of future cooperation by meeting with a number of ministers to define goals and priorities. | |
| Activities: | 1. Examination of hundreds of patients and making lists of patients who need cataract operations and corneal transplants. 2. Holding a medical conference, which had a role in introducing PICA and its fields of work. | |
| Working Framework: | South-South Cooperation | |
| Beneficiaries: | The people of the Republic of Guinea |