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10/24/2016  |   3:00 PM - 3:30 PM   |  BGPOP Building 4A/B/C

Role of Ear and Hearing Care Situational Analysis Tool in Assessment of Countries with Hearing Loss

Background: Millions of people are living with disabling hearing loss, of which most causes of hearing loss are preventable. For the countries to assess status of ear and hearing care, there is a need to objectively formulate an assessment tool which will enable them to provide comprehensive care with evidence-based interventions. This tool will also facilitate the countries to develop dedicated policies and programmes with a vision and mission to address the hearing loss problem.The comprehensive Ear and Hearing Care Situation Analysis Tool (EHCSAT) developed by WHO provides lead to countries to facilitate planning and implementation of ear and hearing care services at national/ sub-national level. Aim: To assess the available direct and indirect policies, services and human resources for ear and hearing care. Methods EHCSAT covers general information of the country, health system capacity and stakeholder’s analysis. EHCSAT information will be collected based on interviews with relevant stakeholders and desk-based data collectionfacilitated and supervised by WHO. The desk based data collection will be demand driven and aim at collecting structured information with focus on ownership by countries and will use six building blocks of health systems viz health services, health workforce, HMIS, equitable access, health financing, leadership and governance. Grading questions will be included at end of each section which will help to record progress of country in different aspects of ear and hearing care services. EHCSAT has been pretested in Egypt, Fiji, India, Kenya and New Zealand and has been revised with inputs from stakeholders across the globe. EHCSAT will facilitate review of EHC services; highlight gaps and needs for provision of integrated EHC services and give empowerment and flexibility to member countries to be adopted to their local situation.The information compiled from EHCSAT can be used for advocacy and development of new/ update existing strategic plan of EHC. Conclusion: Creation of EHCSAT will be helpful in reviewing ear and hearing care services and also address problem of avoidable hearing loss in developing countries.

  • To describe the framework and functioning of the health care system, in context of ear and hearing care, within the country.
  • To assess the need for ear and hearing care services.
  • To identify available opportunities for promoting and sustaining integrated ear and hearing care along the continuum of care, across all levels within the health system using universal health coverage.

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Dr Suneela Garg (POC,Primary Presenter), Sound Hearing 2030, Department of Community Medicine, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, gargsuneela@gmail.com;
Director Professor & Head, Department of Community Medicine, MAMC Honorary Secretary General and Coordinator Sound Hearing 2030, Maulana Azad Medical College & Associated Hospitals, New Delhi Ex-Head, Community Medicine at Faculty of Medical Sciences, New Delhi Director Professor & Head Deptt.of Community Medicine, & Sub-Dean MAM College, Delhi. She has been in the field of Community Medicine since the last 36 years. She is also Secretary General Sound Hearing 2030. She has professional and research experience with National and International Organizations viz. WHO, UNFPA, Population Council and Rockfeller Foundation. She is an advisor to CBM for National & International Projects on disability. She has been involved in capacity building and research related to Geriatrics for over a decade. She has published and presented over 200 papers International and National peer reviewed journals and conferences. She was conferred fellowship of the Indian Public Health Association and Indian Association of Preventive & Social Medicine. She has been awarded a WHO Biennium Fellowship in 1992-93 and Fellowship by Overseas Development Agency in 1996, and CBM Fellowship in 2011. She has been conferred with the State Doctor’s Award for her meritorious services and also awarded State AIDS Award for contribution in the field of HIV/AIDS. She has been investigator/co-investigator in several National and International research projects funded by various agencies such as UNFPA, DFID, Rockefeller Foundation, WHO, ICMR, Sanofi Pasteur. She has organized about 200 training programmes for prevention and control of HIV/AIDS, RTIs/STIs for doctors, nurses, laboratory technicians, group D workers in Delhi in collaboration with Delhi State AIDS Control Society; six training programmes for call centre executives of JansankhyaSthirtakosh (Min. of H & F W, Govt. of India). In addition she has also worked towards sensitization of Health care staff regarding Gender based violence and developed a tool for identification of violence. Her areas of interest are: Qualitative Research, Gerontology, Adolescent & Reproductive Health, Gender Based Issues, Non communicable diseases, HIV, Tuberculosis.

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