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10/09/2015  |   7:15 PM - 9:00 PM   |  Kellogg Conference Hall

Promoting ear and hearing care in countries: WHO principles and strategies

Over 360 million persons in the world live with disabling hearing loss. Many of these can be prevented and those with unavoidable hearing loss can benefit through effective interventions. The WHO programme for prevention of deafness and hearing loss works with the vision of a world in which no person experiences hearing loss due to preventable causes and those with unavoidable hearing loss can achieve their full potential through rehabilitation, education and empowerment. WHO’s role is to effectively advocate for and support the development of suitable strategies to address the needs of hearing health at the global, regional and national levels. The World Hearing Day is one such advocacy initiative. It attempts to draw attention towards hearing loss and is being increasingly observed by countries and partner organizations. WHO aims to establish community-based, sustainable and inclusive strategies for prevention and management of hearing loss, which are integrated within the primary health care systems of WHO's Member States. For this purpose, WHO works to develop evidence-based tools, guidance and training materials. The priorities, principles, challenges faced and possible opportunities in the programme are discussed in the presentation. The roles which various stakeholders can play in this endeavour are outlined.

  • To sensitize the audience to the WHO programme for prevention of deafness and hearing loss
  • To encourage the audience to participate in and contribute towards WHO’s efforts to promote global hearing health.

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Shelly Chada (India) (POC,Primary Presenter), TBD, TBD;
Shelly Chadha is a native of India. She was trained as an otolaryngologist at the University of Delhi, India and subsequently undertook doctoral studies in public health at the same university. Prior to joining WHO in 2011, she was working as a Professor of Otolaryngology at the Maulana Azad Medical College in New Delhi, India. Also, she served as a member of the national committee for development of National Programme for Prevention and Control of Deafness in India. She has long-standing experience in policy development for hearing care. She was closely associated with the development of the Sound Hearing 2030 initiative and served as an advisor to CBM. Shelly oversees WHO’s work on prevention of deafness and hearing loss including advocacy for prioritisation of hearing care; technical support to countries for development of hearing care strategies and development of tools and guidance.

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