Org Name Original: University of Malaya

Altered Org Name:

Contact First: Jeyanthi

Contact Last:Kulasegarah

Project Title: World Hearing Day 2022

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WPR: Malaysia

Event Purpose: Launch/promote the safe listening standards, Awareness-raising, Education and training, Hearing screening

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

Estimated In Person Reach: Local, National

Audience Reached: General Public

Specific Workplace: Healthcare workers, Public

Screen Newborn and Infant:

Screen Children and Adolecents:

Screen Adults: 100

Screen Older Adults:

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Social Media: Facebook, Youtube, Instagram

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Event Description:

WHD event took place over two days. The first day, 2 March, was a live broadcast of our 1st 3D ear surgery workshop officiated by the Dean of Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya, and attended by 50 healthcare professionals. The second day, 3 March, was a hybrid event dedicated to raising awareness and promoting ear and hearing care at a community and national level, attended by 200 zoom participants with YouTube public broadcast. Concurrently, hearing screening was held for the public in Universiti Malaya Medical Centre. Two media events took place leading up to it: a TV and radio show.

WHO Educational Materials Used: Yes

Native Written Language: Malay

Educational Materials Available in Your Language: Yes

Did You Translate WHO Materials: No

Would You Consider Assisting Us: MALAY

What Additional Materials Would Be Helpful:

MALAY language please.

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

Other Suggestions:

Can the materials be available by January, even better December to prepare for WHD.

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

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Photo 1 caption Hearing screening conducted using the hearWHO app.

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Photo 2 caption World Hearing Day University Malaya Medical Centre

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Photo 3 caption Breakfast TV show to raise awareness regarding hearing loss amongst teenagers and young adults

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