1,000 hearing aids to be distributed in 2023

TO improve the lifestyles of persons with hearing impairments, the Ministry of Health (MoH) will be procuring and distributing some 1,000 hearing aids in 2023.

This was disclosed recently by Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony during the programme ‘The Guyana Dialogue.’

“This year we are planning to do a thousand hearing aids. Just last month, we gave 250 hearing aids to patients who need them and I think we’ll see this programme grow as more and more people learn about the programme,” he said.

Minister Anthony revealed that in 2022, 500 persons from all regions benefitted from hearing aids. A sum of $15 million was allocated in Budget 2022 to procure the much-needed aids.

“Before, if you’re diagnosed with a hearing problem you had to pay $65,000 to get a hearing aid. We have made this free. So, once you’re diagnosed with a hearing problem, we’ll give you a hearing aid,