Org Name Original: Centre for Disability in Development (CDD)
Altered Org Name:
Contact First: Syed
Contact Last:Salam
Project Title: Towards a Safe Listening Environment in Bangladesh
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SEAR: Bangladesh
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Event Purpose: Advocacy with policymakers, Awareness-raising, Hearing screening
Primary Audience: Policymakers, General public, Children, Adolescents, Adults, Health care workforce
Estimated In Person Reach: Local, National, Global
Audience Reached: General Public, Children and adolescents, Adults
Specific Workplace: Healthcare workers, Industrial workers
Screen Newborn and Infant:
Screen Children and Adolecents: 35
Screen Adults: 50
Screen Older Adults:
Policy Maker: Director, National Institute of ENT, Bangladesh; Medical officer and team lead, WHO Bangladesh; National professional officer, NCD, WHO Bangladesh; Prof. Zonaid Rahim, Associate professor, NIENT; HR manager, Sin Sin Group of Industries
Influencer: Professor Dr. Md. Abu Hanif, Dr. Sadhana Bhagwat, Tim Zahid, Dr. Syed Mahfuzul Huq,
Traditional Media:
Traditional Media Numbers:
Social Media: Facebook, Youtube
Social Media Numbers: 2
Event Description:
A national webinar was organized on 01 March 2022 by CDD to commemorate its first virtual celebration of WHD. This webinar was a platform to discuss about the hearing issues in Bangladesh where a total of 128 participants from the Government of Bangladesh along with the representatives from the national and international organizations participated.
A total of 38 awareness session and yard meetings were held in different locations (13 Districts) of Bangladesh. Besides, several discussion meeting and rally has been organized. 05 hearing screening camps were also organized.
WHO Educational Materials Used: Yes
Native Written Language: Bengali
Educational Materials Available in Your Language: No
Did You Translate WHO Materials: Bengali
Would You Consider Assisting Us: No
What Additional Materials Would Be Helpful:
Did You Have A World Hearing Day Event Last Year: Yes, and we submitted a report to the WHF/WHO
Other Suggestions:
Did You Apply for Grant:No
Photo 1 https://worldhearingday.org/wp-content/uploads/formidable/6/1-4.jpg
Photo 1 caption Presentation slide shared in the webinar on sound pollution
Photo 2 caption Community level awareness session is going on to observe the World Hearing Day, 2022
Photo 3 https://worldhearingday.org/wp-content/uploads/formidable/6/3-2.png
Photo 3 caption Snap-shot of the webinar where persons with hearing impairment shared her experience and the sign-language interpreter describing it in Bangla sign-language
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