{"id":20909,"date":"2024-06-27T14:56:34","date_gmt":"2024-06-27T14:56:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=20909"},"modified":"2024-06-27T14:56:37","modified_gmt":"2024-06-27T14:56:37","slug":"ministry-of-health-announces-initiative-to-reduce-prosthesis-costs-and-provide-free-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/ministry-of-health-announces-initiative-to-reduce-prosthesis-costs-and-provide-free-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Ministry of Health Announces Initiative to Reduce Prosthesis Costs and Provide Free Services"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><strong>By Saskia Warrick<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the launch of Rehabilitation Week 2024, Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony unveiled plans to alleviate financial burdens for amputees in Guyana by reducing the cost of prosthetic limbs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ultimate goal, he announced, is to make these essential medical devices accessible free of charge to all patients in need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently, amputees in Guyana are required to pay fees to the Health Ministry to obtain prosthetic limbs, posing significant challenges for those unable to afford the procedure. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Acknowledging these difficulties, Dr. Anthony emphasized the Ministry&#8217;s commitment to lowering these costs immediately and transitioning towards providing prostheses at no cost in the near future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The initiative has been warmly received by beneficiaries like Ayeni Olutunde, who highlighted the transformative impact of receiving a prosthetic limb through the Ptolemy Reid Rehabilitation Center. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Olutunde expressed gratitude for the Ministry&#8217;s efforts and stressed how free access to prostheses would greatly benefit others facing similar challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rehabilitation Week 2024 is being observed under the theme &#8220;Transformative Triumphs: Celebrating the transformative triumphs and successes that individuals achieve through their rehabilitation journey.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The week features various activities including early identification sessions at health centers and charitable initiatives aimed at supporting rehabilitation efforts across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ministry of Health&#8217;s proactive measures underscore its dedication to enhancing healthcare accessibility and improving quality of life for all Guyanese citizens.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Saskia Warrick During the launch of Rehabilitation Week 2024, Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony unveiled plans to alleviate financial burdens for amputees in Guyana by reducing the cost of&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":20907,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20909","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-human-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20909","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20909"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20909\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20910,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20909\/revisions\/20910"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20907"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20909"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20909"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20909"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}