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Aya Gold & Silver Completes Mobile Eyecare Clinic for Community Youth
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n Aya Gold & Silver Completes Mobile Eyecare Clinic for Community Youth\n \n \n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n Aya Gold & Silver Completes Mobile Eyecare Clinic for Community Youth\n \n \n Canada NewsWire\n \n \n \n \n \n \n MONTREAL\n \n \n ,\n \n \n Nov. 9, 2022\n \n \n /CNW Telbec/ -\n \n \n Aya Gold\n \n & Silver Inc.\n \n (TSX: AYA) (OTCQX: AYASF) (\"Aya\" or the \"Corporation\") is pleased to announce that it has completed its second mobile health clinic near its Zgounder Silver Mine in the Kingdom of\n \n Morocco\n \n . The clinic is part of the Corporation's four-pronged community program and social impact strategy, a portion of which supports the local health and educational sectors.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Highlights\n \n \n \n \n Aim\n \n \n \n \n Together with local authorities and private partners, help school-age children develop healthy eyesight through preventative care and treatment\n \n \n \n \n Impact\n \n \n \n \n Improved the outcomes of children with vision problems by co-organizing and co-funding a mobile eyecare clinic that provided prescription glasses and referrals\n \n \n \n A two-day clinic was held to service two separate rural schools\n \n \n A total of 400 children received eye tests\n \n \n \n Some 100 children received prescription lenses and frames donated jointly by Aya, local associations, and the Health Ministry\n \n \n Some 75 received specialist referrals\n \n \n \n \n Established a database for routine follow-up by local authorities\n \n \n One additional mobile health clinic is planned this year\n \n \n \n \"We are delighted with the successful roll-out of the mobile eyecare clinic, which promotes healthy communities by bringing essential healthcare services directly to developing children. The clinic, in combination with our recent renovation of three rural schools, will also serve to heighten children's performance at school and provide a more enriching learning experience. We are grateful for our partnership with local authorities and private groups, which helped organize and laun...