Org Name Original: Elhawari specialised surgical Center – Alsabri polyclinic
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Contact First: Hussain
Contact Last:Alkhamry Belkhair
Project Title: Newborn hearing screening
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EMR: Libya
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Event Purpose: World Report on hearing-related activities, Advocacy with policymakers, Awareness-raising, Programme launch, Hearing screening
Primary Audience: Policymakers, General public, Health care workforce
Estimated In Person Reach: National
Audience Reached: General Public, Children and adolescents, Adults
Specific Workplace: Healthcare workers
Screen Newborn and Infant: 150
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Screen Older Adults:
Policy Maker: ministry of health member – vice president of Benghazi university – vice dean of faculty of medicine
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Social Media: Facebook
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Event Description:
Cochlear implant team at the Specialized Surgical Center in collaboration with El-Sabri Polyclinic celebrated the World Hearing Day 2022 by introducing the launch of Libya’s first newborn hearing screening service in Benghazi. The activity included a presentation summarizing up the results of targeted hearing screening of about 150 high risk neonates. The activity ended with celebrating graduation of some cochlear implant children who have completed their post implantation auditory verbal therapy sessions at the Specialized Surgical Center in Benghazi.
WHO Educational Materials Used: Yes
Native Written Language: Arabic
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
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Did You Apply for Grant:No
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