Org Name Original: B P Eye Foundation, Hospital for Children, Eye, ENT and Rehabilitation Services

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Contact First: Prasanta

Contact Last:Poudyal

Project Title: “To hear for life, listen with care!”

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SEAR: Nepal

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Event Purpose: World Report on hearing-related activities, Facilitate policy dialogue, Advocacy with policymakers, Awareness-raising, Education and training, Programme launch, Hearing screening

Primary Audience: Policymakers, General public, Children, Adolescents, Adults, Older adults, Health care workforce

Estimated In Person Reach: Local, National

Audience Reached: General Public, Newborn and infants, Children and adolescents, Adults

Specific Workplace: Healthcare workers, traffic police

Screen Newborn and Infant: None

Screen Children and Adolecents: None

Screen Adults: 50

Screen Older Adults: 25

Policy Maker: chief of traffic police

Influencer: Prof. Dr. Madan Prasad Upadhyay

Traditional Media: 1000000

Traditional Media Numbers: 1000000

Social Media: Facebook, Youtube

Social Media Numbers: 1000000

Event Description:

•Virtual exhibition on SAFE LISTENING AND HEARING CARE PRACTICES was done on March 2nd 3rd and 4th, 2022 to government officials/policy makers, health professionals and general public at CHEERS hospital.
•Orientation of Community Ear Health Workers (CEHWs), CEHW students on mobile technology based audiology for hearing loss screening was done on 2nd March.
• Radio, national TV programme and article on national newsoaper on 2nd, 3rd and 4th March.
•Noise induced hearing loss screening to 75 traffic police of Kathmandu valley done.

WHO Educational Materials Used: Yes

Native Written Language: Nepali

Educational Materials Available in Your Language: No

Did You Translate WHO Materials: Nepali

Would You Consider Assisting Us: Nepali

What Additional Materials Would Be Helpful:

Mobile technology based otology and audiology

Did You Have A World Hearing Day Event Last Year: Yes, and we submitted a report to the WHF/WHO

Other Suggestions:

Great programme . Thank you for support.
Meetings together with partners of World hearing forum at Geneva to discuss on hearing loss prevention would be even better.

Did You Apply for Grant:Yes we applied, but were not awarded the grant

Photo 1 https://worldhearingday.org/wp-content/uploads/formidable/6/cehw-using-heartest-device-for-hearing-loss-screening-1.jpg

Photo 1 caption Community ear health worker using mobile technology based audiology

Photo 2 https://worldhearingday.org/wp-content/uploads/formidable/6/orientation-and-pretesting.jpg

Photo 2 caption Orientation on SAFE LISTENING AND HEARING CARE PRACTICES and mobile technology based audiology

Photo 3 https://worldhearingday.org/wp-content/uploads/formidable/6/traffic-police-orientation.jpg

Photo 3 caption Hearing screening for traffic police and orientation on safe listening practice

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