Sekwa Eye Hospital
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Sekwa Eye Hospital http://www.sekwa.org is one of the pioneer private hospitals in Modern China
. It was founded by a group of eye physicians and surgeons in Beijing
in 2004. With the support of the Norwegian FK Foundation (Fredskorpset
) http://www.fredskorpset.no/en/Fredskorpset/ and later the Research Council of Norway
, Sekwa has built partnerships with institutions from several countries, including Thailand, Mongolia, Nepal, Bangladesh and Norway. With these partnerships, Sekwa has built an international environment for its medical service, training and research, and has become one of the very few hospitals in China with the privilege of independent international cooperation, issued by the Administration of Foreign Experts of the State of the People's Republic of China http://www.safea.gov.cn/. The hospital has been appointed as a specialized eye care center in Beijing and a regional eye center under a national program of Ministry of Science and Technology of China http://www.most.gov.cn/ since 2007. In a Reuters
' interview in 2008, the Director of Sekwa expressed different opinions about the serious eye health problems of the school children in China and questioned the rational of the national program of eye massage exercises, which has brought attentions about the problems of Chinese education system and the practice of traditional Chinese medicine
in China
China
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. It was founded by a group of eye physicians and surgeons in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
in 2004. With the support of the Norwegian FK Foundation (Fredskorpset
Fredskorpset
FK Norway is a Norwegian governmental body financing two-way mutual personnel exchange between companies and organisations in Norway and similar companies and organisations in the South - that is countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America....
) http://www.fredskorpset.no/en/Fredskorpset/ and later the Research Council of Norway
The Research Council of Norway
The Research Council of Norway is a Norwegian government agency responsible for awarding grands for research as well as promoting research and science. It also advises the Government in matters related to research, and is subordinate the Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research...
, Sekwa has built partnerships with institutions from several countries, including Thailand, Mongolia, Nepal, Bangladesh and Norway. With these partnerships, Sekwa has built an international environment for its medical service, training and research, and has become one of the very few hospitals in China with the privilege of independent international cooperation, issued by the Administration of Foreign Experts of the State of the People's Republic of China http://www.safea.gov.cn/. The hospital has been appointed as a specialized eye care center in Beijing and a regional eye center under a national program of Ministry of Science and Technology of China http://www.most.gov.cn/ since 2007. In a Reuters
Reuters
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' interview in 2008, the Director of Sekwa expressed different opinions about the serious eye health problems of the school children in China and questioned the rational of the national program of eye massage exercises, which has brought attentions about the problems of Chinese education system and the practice of traditional Chinese medicine
Traditional Chinese medicine
Traditional Chinese Medicine refers to a broad range of medicine practices sharing common theoretical concepts which have been developed in China and are based on a tradition of more than 2,000 years, including various forms of herbal medicine, acupuncture, massage , exercise , and dietary therapy...
in China