MONTREAL, Nov. 9, 2022
/CNW Telbec/ - Aya Gold &
Silver Inc. (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 Morocco. 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.
Highlights
Aim
- Together with local authorities and private partners, help
school-age children develop healthy eyesight through preventative
care and treatment
Impact
- Improved the outcomes of children with vision problems by
co-organizing and co-funding a mobile eyecare clinic that provided
prescription glasses and referrals
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- A two-day clinic was held to service two separate rural
schools
- A total of 400 children received eye tests
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- Some 100 children received prescription lenses and frames
donated jointly by Aya, local associations, and the Health
Ministry
- Some 75 received specialist referrals
- Established a database for routine follow-up by local
authorities
- One additional mobile health clinic is planned this year
"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 launch this initiative," said
Benoit La Salle, President and CEO.
"We wish to thank our local community team for their
continued hard work and execution to deliver social impact. Special
thanks are due to our local doctors and nurses at site who continue
to deliver front-line care to meet the community needs at this
clinic."
A short video of the eyecare clinic can be viewed here in
English and here in French.
About Aya Gold & Silver
Inc.
Aya Gold & Silver Inc. is a
rapidly growing, Canada-based
silver producer with operations in the Kingdom of Morocco.
The only TSX-listed pure silver mining company, Aya operates the
high-grade Zgounder Silver Mine and is exploring its properties
along the prospective South-Atlas Fault, several of which have
hosted past-producing mines and historical resources. Aya's
Moroccan mining assets are complemented by its Tijirit Gold Project
in Mauritania, which is being
advanced to feasibility.
Aya's management team is focused on maximising shareholder value
by anchoring sustainability at the heart of its production,
resource, governance, and financial growth plans.
For additional information, please visit Aya's website at
www.ayagoldsilver.com.
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other risks and uncertainties which are more fully described in
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