Organization: YOUR AID FOR HEALTH (YAH)
Project title: Increasing community awareness of ear and hearing health in Maridi and Ibba Counties, WES – South Sudan
Primary region: AFR
Country: South Sudan
Event Description:
YOUR AID FOR HEALTH (YAH), planned the following activities to mark the commemoration of the World Hearing Day
1. Raising awareness to empower communities to act
i. In schools
ii. In health facilities
iii. In workplace
2. Engaging communities to support individuals with hearing loss
i. Hosting 2 community Symposiums
ii. Commemorating the World Hearing Day
3. Creating referral pathway for care of ear and hearing health
i. Recruiting community volunteers as community point of conduct
ii. Training community volunteers to teach the prevention of ear disease
iii. Assigning health workers to receive referred cases and raise awareness
Submitter: Arnold Dickens Joseph