Clinic for visually-impaired launched

Some visually-impaired persons at the launch of the monthly clinic at the Guyana Society for the Blind.

The Ministry of Health on Wednesday launched a monthly clinic for visually-impaired people at the Guyana Society for the Blind, in Werk-en-Rust.

The clinic, which will be operated every second Wednesday in the month, is intended to ensure equitable access to healthcare for visually-impaired persons, the Government Information Agency (GINA) reported.

“I feel happy today with the move the Health Minister has taken to help us here… because most times when we