{"id":2624,"date":"2022-11-29T08:55:02","date_gmt":"2022-11-29T06:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/?p=2624"},"modified":"2022-12-06T17:22:04","modified_gmt":"2022-12-06T15:22:04","slug":"clear-vision-for-cape-town-learners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmediacreative.co.za\/afrocentric\/archives\/2624","title":{"rendered":"Clear vision for Cape Town learners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
To help more learners see the world clearly, AfroCentric partnered with non-profit organisation Vision 4 Change to launch the \u201cVision is Vital\u201d campaign in November.<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

For our Fitment Day at the Silverleaf and Dunoon primary schools in Cape Town, we provided free prescription spectacles to learners who needed them. This followed the free eye testing and screening that took place in October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMany learners struggle with eyesight ailments but don\u2019t have access to vision care,\u201d says Palesa Makhetha, General Manager: Group Marketing and Corporate Affairs. \u201cUnfortunately, the cost of eyecare makes it inaccessible to millions of South Africans, and our schoolgoing youth are the ones who suffer most. We are honoured to partner with Vision 4 Change in this significant initiative to give our learners vision.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Without access to the right screening and treatment, sight impairments affect children\u2019s reading, learning and overall performance at school. Ultimately, this has dire consequences for the country\u2019s unemployment rate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs the AfroCentric Group, we have always taken pride in our commitment and ability to enable access to quality, affordable healthcare. Whether we do it by innovating new products or services or by empowering our communities, we transform healthcare,\u201d Palesa says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cOur belief is that when it comes to health coverage, no one should be left behind,\u201d she says. \u201cToday is an embodiment of that belief and I am hopeful that one day in the future, these young people that I am looking at today will be the leaders of an inclusive health system.\u201d<\/p>\n

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