Organization: Meenakshi Venkatraman Foundation
Project title: UNBHS, Early Identification, Rehabilitation. Gifting of Hearing Aids, Awareness on Safe Listening, Speech Language Training for children with HI
Primary region: SEAR
Country: India
Event Description:
In the month of March’25, we are planning to do hearing screening in public hospitals for the new born (aiming 500+), followed by diagnosis and rehabilitation. Will be gifting 60 hearing aids to the children in the age group 3 months to 4 years. Orientation and Advocacy programs to be conducted at the grass root levels amongst the health care workers through the Department Health and Family Welfare and National Health Mission. Creating awareness and closely work with health care providers viz. ASHA & Anganwadi workers (on screening and speech in the younger age group of 3 months onwards) and help them in identifying children with hearing impairment at an early age. Initiating the children in listening and spoken language training: Helping children develop speech through auditory-verbal therapy.
Submitter: Sethuraman G.V