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10/10/2015  |   3:15 PM - 4:00 PM   |  Andrew Foster Auditorium

Working towards a global outreach in ear and hearing care

Several organisations and alliances are currently trying to provide an appropriate framework to enable different stakeholders develop its work in the area of Ear and Hearing Care. From the global public health approach promoted by the World Health Organisation, to the more geographically limited efforts made by Non-Governmental Organisations and civil society, passing by the middle of the spectrum perspectives found in WHO Member States to establish institutional national plans and regional frameworks for ear and hearing care, based in their health systems and services; there is a vast array of initiatives, implemented with more or less success, depending on many factors and circumstances. This presentation aims to share the experience of CBM, an international NGO for development, aiming to improve the quality of life of persons living with, or at risk of, disability. From CBM's international perspective, we would like to share our knowledge and understanding of current global efforts in ear and hearing care. From the point of view of an organisation working in partnership with front line workers and grassroots programmes, we aim to help in the identification of existing gaps for a global outreach, so that our joint efforts result in successful stories of sustainable development in the area of ear and hearing care.

• Knowledge of current global efforts in ear and hearing care
• Identification of existing gaps for a global outreach approach in ear and hearing care

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Diego Santana-Hernandez (POC,Primary Presenter,Author), CBM International, diego.santana@cbm.org;
Born in Tenerife, Spain. Medical Degree by Universidad de La Laguna (ULL), Spain. ENT Specialist Certificate (ENT-CST) by Specialist Training Authority of the Medical Royal Colleges, London, United Kingdom. General Practitioner NHS Certificate T(GP), United Kingdom General Medical Council. Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (DTM&H) by Liverpool University, UK. Public Health field work for Ear and Hearing Care (EHC) in Bolivia from 2000 to 2011. CBM advisor in EHC for Latin America since 2007 and Global Advisor for EHC since 2009. WHO technical advisor in EHC for several working groups since 2011. Editorial Committee Chair of the Community Ear & Hearing Health journal since 2015. Member of the WHO-led World Hearing Forum Foundational Committee since 2018.