HFLE Unit distributes spectacles, and hygiene packages to students

Two students from President’s College have received their much-needed spectacles, through the Education Ministry’s Health and Family Life Education (HFLE) Unit

It was noted that this initiative falls under the unit’s Health, Wellness and Environmental Management programme. The programme sees pupils in schools across the country benefitting by providing spectacles and hearing aids free of cost. It was disclosed that students undergo an early identification screening process every year. However, the education ministry said that due to the pandemic, this was interrupted. As such, several outreaches were held to ensure pupils still benefited from the programme, in place of this.

It was disclosed that some 19 pupils from schools around Georgetown and Regions Three and Eight have received new spectacles through the programme, for 2022. The HFLE Unit pointed out that female pupils at Queenstown Secondary School received personal hygiene packages after benefiting from puberty and hygiene sessions in April last, on Wednesday.

The noted that this falls under the HFLE Unit’s Water, Hygiene and Sanitation programme. It added that since its launch in 2013, pupils in schools across the country have been benefiting from sessions geared towards equipping them with the necessary knowledge and means to practice good hygiene.