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ccording to the World Health
Organization, around 80 per cent of
blindness can be prevented or cured- what’s lacking in many parts of
the world are sufficient resources to
prevent and treat this curable
blindness. China alone is home to one-fifth (18 per
cent) of the world’s blind, accounting for a massive
five million people – the largest concentration of
blind people on the planet. Unable to walk about
unaided, many of these people suffer from treatable
causes of blindness, like cataract and glaucoma.
AIER Eye Hospital Group’s mission is to bring
vision to everyone. Established in 2003 by Chairman
Chen Bang and Vice Chairman/CEO Li Li, it not
only is China’s leading hospital network in eye care,
but it also became the nation’s first publicly listed
medical institution in 2009, and is the largest eye
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THE AIER EYE HOSPITAL GROUP IS BUILT ON VICE CHAIRMAN/CEO LI LI’S FIRM
BELIEF THAT EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY,
AFFORDABLE EYE CARE – REGARDLESS OF INCOME LEVEL.WORDS HOLLY JOHNSON • IMAGES LIU PENG HUIcare group in the world by number of hospitals
and market capitalisation. Comrades in arms, the
company’s founders shared a bold ambition to
improve medical technology and innovative health
service in China, to ensure that hospitals are able
to meet the changing care needs of their patients.
After starting his career in 1986 at the
Changsha Auto Electric Factory, Li established
the Changsha Huakang Trade Company in 1989,
which now focuses on biotechnology and specialises
in extracting active ingredients from natural plants
and herbs. After helping the company mature
and expand, Li followed his passion for helping
people and entered the healthcare industry in
1997, where he co-founded AIER Ophthalmic
Medical Technology.
“We built AIER in the belief that everyone, no
matter rich or poor, has the right to eye health. »As featured in
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