Org Name Original: Department of Audiology & SLP, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal

Altered Org Name:

Contact First: Rohit

Contact Last:Ravi

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

Global: Website

AFR:

EMR:

EUR:

AMR:

SEAR: India

WPR: 

Event Purpose: World Report on hearing-related activities, Awareness-raising

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

Estimated In Person Reach: Local, National, Regional

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

Specific Workplace: No

Screen Newborn and Infant: None

Screen Children and Adolecents: None

Screen Adults: None

Screen Older Adults: None

Policy Maker: 

Influencer:

Traditional Media: 5000

Traditional Media Numbers: 5000

Social Media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram

Social Media Numbers: 5000

Event Description:

A brief description of the activities are as follows;
• An Interview on regional FM channel targeting importance of safe listening practices.
• Free hearing distribution was done for the needy on the occasion of WHD.
• A newspaper article was written focussing on “Safe listening practices which are essential across the life span in order to take care of our hearing and was published in multiple newspapers.
• E-Posters were made by students related to “Safe listening practices”
• All these activities were promoted through different social media handles of department

WHO Educational Materials Used: No

Native Written Language: Hindi

Educational Materials Available in Your Language: Yes

Did You Translate WHO Materials: No

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/Hearing-Aid-Distribution-1.jpeg

Photo 1 caption Free Hearing aid distribution

Photo 2 https://worldhearingday.org/wp-content/uploads/formidable/6/Awareness-talk-at-regional-FM-station-1.jpeg

Photo 2 caption Awareness talk at reasonal FM station

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Photo 3 caption

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