Lifeline Express—a train hospital, which aims to bring affordable eye surgery to the doorsteps of some of the poorest people in China's remote regions, is now being modeled for six other nations alongside the Silk Road.
Nellie Fong, head of the foundation, said the first medical team will head to Kazakhstan this month. In addition to free surgery, she said Chinese experts will also train two local doctors in each country to improve their treatment capabilities.