{"id":24054,"date":"2024-11-18T12:42:44","date_gmt":"2024-11-18T12:42:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=24054"},"modified":"2024-11-18T12:42:45","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T12:42:45","slug":"74-residents-of-belle-vue-receive-spectacles-through-government-initiative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/74-residents-of-belle-vue-receive-spectacles-through-government-initiative\/","title":{"rendered":"74 Residents of Belle Vue Receive Spectacles Through Government Initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>October 18, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Seventy-four residents of Belle Vue, Region Three, were provided with spectacles on Thursday as part of the government\u2019s ongoing Eye Testing and Spectacles Voucher program. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The initiative, led by the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security, aims to improve the quality of life for vulnerable populations by addressing their vision needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Residents expressed gratitude for the support, emphasizing the significant difference the eyewear would make in their daily activities, such as reading and sewing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Dr. Vindhya Persaud, highlighted the government&#8217;s commitment to investing in vulnerable communities across Guyana. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She noted that the eye care program has seen an expenditure of over $7 billion in Region Three alone, reflecting the administration\u2019s dedication to ensuring access to essential services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ministry has allocated approximately $21 billion for various social services in Region Three, demonstrating a broader commitment to enhancing the well-being of citizens throughout the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This initiative is part of the government&#8217;s continued efforts to meet the needs of underserved populations and bring essential services directly to communities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October 18, 2024 Seventy-four residents of Belle Vue, Region Three, were provided with spectacles on Thursday as part of the government\u2019s ongoing Eye Testing and Spectacles Voucher program. The initiative,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":24019,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24054","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\/24054","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=24054"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24054\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24055,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24054\/revisions\/24055"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24019"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24054"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24054"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24054"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}