Organization: Cameroon Baptist Convention Health Services
Title: Commemoration of World Hearing Day 2026: Hearing Care for All Children
Al title (for format and translation – not permanent:
Commemoration of World Hearing Day 2026: Hearing Care for All Children
Description:
The Cameroon Baptist Convention Health Services (CBCHS) in partnership with the Christian Blind Mission within the framework of the ongoing “Strengthening Ear and Hearing Care Capacities in Cameroon” project, commemorated World Hearing Day through a series of organised activities in the week of World Hearing Day. These activities combined facility-based newborn and children screening in Yaoundé – Centre region, awareness raising, audiology equipment donation to 3 secondary health facilities and high-level advocacy meetings to meetings with national stakeholders to advance the development of a draft national plan for ear and hearing care in Cameroon.
The combined initiatives support national and global efforts to promote ear and hearing care for all children, ensuring that no child suffers from hearing loss as a result of preventable causes and children with hearing impairment are able to reach their full hearing potential.
In collaboration with the Ministry of Public Health Cameroon, the World Hearing Day activities were conducted as follows:
Monday 2 March 2026 – Audiology equipment donation to Centre Hopitalier et Universitaire de Yaoundé (A secondary health facility for Ear, Nose and Throat Services in the Centre region of Cameroon).
Tuesday 3 March 2026 – Outreach screening for children 0 to 18 years at Centre Hopitalier et Universitaire de Yaoundé with a target to reach 100 children through consultations and screening services, 50% of which are female, and 40% referral cases.
Wednesday 4 March 2026 & Thursday 5 March 2026 – Advocacy meetings with high level national stakeholders including the Ministry of Public Health for the development of a draft national plan for ear and hearing health in Cameroon.
Friday 5 March 2026 – Audiology equipment donation to Mboppi Baptist Hospital ((A secondary health care facility in the Littoral region of Cameroon).
Tuesday 17 March 2026 – Audiology equipment donation to Mbingo Baptist Hospital ((A secondary health facility in the Northwest region of Cameroon).
The implementation of these activities will significantly contribute to strengthening ear and hearing care services by promoting early identification of hearing loss among children, improving community awareness on prevention measures and treatment options for ear and hearing health, and enhancing service delivery systems in Cameroon.
Primary site: AFR – Cameroon
Region: AFR
Impactful Story:
The commemoration of World Hearing Day on March 3, 2026, was a breakthrough for 38-year-old Louba Ngnigui, whose 3 children with hearing conditions were screened for the first time since she lacked money; it was an opportunity she had been longing for. “I am shattered by the result of Aisha. I can’t believe she will grow up with hearing difficulties as a Muslim. What I worry about is if she will get married with such a condition,” she said with frustration. Despite her mixed feelings, she expressed gratitude for the opportunity, which helped her learn about her children’s health status.
General Photos
Equipment Donation in the Centre Region, Cameroon
The Ear and Hearing Care project team on WHD
Advocacy meeting for ear and hearing care (EHC)
Outreach screening for children on WHD
Types of Engagement:
Live event: No
Screening: Yes
Traditional media: Yes
Social media: Yes
Special needs populations: persons with disabilities (including hearing loss), children and adolescents
Met with individual policymaker: Yes
Participation of policy makers: Yes
Participation of influencers: No
WHO technical tool used: Yes
WHO educational and social media used: Yes