{"id":25674,"date":"2025-01-20T17:12:57","date_gmt":"2025-01-20T17:12:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=25674"},"modified":"2025-01-20T17:12:58","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T17:12:58","slug":"132-spectacles-distributed-to-residents-of-region-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/132-spectacles-distributed-to-residents-of-region-10\/","title":{"rendered":"132 Spectacles Distributed to Residents of Region 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>December 10, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister of Human Services and Social Security Dr. Vindhya Persaud oversaw the distribution of 132 spectacles to residents of Region 10 as part of an eye care initiative. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This collaborative program between the Ministry of Human Services and the Ministry of Health complements the existing voucher spectacle distribution program, which caters to schoolchildren and pensioners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The distribution event, held at the Letitia Holder Health Centre in Amelia\u2019s Ward, saw residents expressing gratitude for the government\u2019s efforts to improve health and wellbeing across the country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The program also reached Ituni, where 25 spectacles were distributed earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recipients lauded the initiative, with many highlighting its positive impact on their lives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One beneficiary, Ronella Morrison, praised the program\u2019s accessibility, stating, \u201cIt\u2019s good that they came to Linden&#8230;continue doing the good works.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kathleen De Lcruz shared her appreciation, saying she was \u201cthankful for receiving [spectacles] for herself and her two daughters.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another recipient, Tracy Peters, described the initiative as a \u201cpleasure,\u201d expressing gratitude for the government\u2019s support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This effort aligns with the government\u2019s broader healthcare objectives, aiming to enhance access to essential services for citizens in all regions of Guyana.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>December 10, 2024 Minister of Human Services and Social Security Dr. Vindhya Persaud oversaw the distribution of 132 spectacles to residents of Region 10 as part of an eye care&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":25619,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25674","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\/25674","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=25674"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25674\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25675,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25674\/revisions\/25675"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25619"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25674"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25674"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25674"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}