Organization: HOSPITAL BERNARDINO RIVADAVIA – Buenos Aires
Title: Hearing Matters: Let’s Protect Our Ears
Al title (for format and translation – not permanent:
Hearing matters: Let’s protect our ears
Description:
Within the context of World Hearing Day, an awareness event called “Hearing Matters: Let’s Protect Our Ears” will be carried out with the aim of promoting hearing health in children and adults alike.
During the event, health brochures will be distributed in the waiting rooms of Hospital Bernardino Rivadavia, offering recommendations on how to prevent hearing problems, as well as warning signs that indicate the need for medical attention.
The aim of this activity is to emphasize the significance of hearing as a basic component of development.
Primary site: AMR – Argentina
Region: AMR
Impactful Story:
One of the most important cases was that of two sisters with Waardenburg syndrome whose parents knew the implications of this pathology on their development since their hearing was going to be compromised, so bilateral cochlear implants were placed at an early age allowing normal language development and considerably improving their quality of life
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Types of Engagement:
Live event: Yes
Screening: No
Traditional media: No
Social media: Yes
Special needs populations: persons with disabilities (including hearing loss), children and adolescents, older adults
Met with individual policymaker: No
Participation of policy makers: No
Participation of influencers: No
WHO technical tool used: Yes
WHO educational and social media used: Yes