Prevention of blindness and deafness

International Ear Care Day: 3 March 2013

This year the theme for the International Ear Care Day is Healthy Hearing, Happy Life: Hearing health care for aging people.Read more about the international Ear Care Day and global estimates for hearing loss in persons above 65 years

Primary ear and hearing care training ressources

A training resource aimed at reducing deafness and hearing problems in developing countries. ).More

Global estimates

In 2012, WHO prepared new estimates on the magnitude of disabling hearing loss. These reveal that 360 million persons accross the world live with disabling hearing loss. Read more about the global estimates on deafness and hearing loss

Call for Posters

WHO is organizing a Symposium on primary ear and hearing care during the 20th International Federation of Otorhinolaryngological Societies (IFOS) World Congress being held in Seoul, South Korea from 1-5 June 2013. The symposium will be accompanied by a Sound Hearing 2030 Poster competition . The theme is ‘Raising awareness regarding ear and hearing care within communities’. More

AREAS OF WORK:

Epidemiology and economic analysis

Promoting surveys and gathering data for measuring the burden of deafness and hearing impairment.

Strategies for prevention

Developing strategies for prevention: currently addressing ototoxic drugs, chronic otitis media, excessive noise, provision of affordable hearing aids.

National programmes

Assisting countries to develop national programmes for prevention of deafness and hearing impairment.

Raising awareness

Raising awareness, knowledge and skill amongst primary health care and other health workers.

Photo stories

Photos and stories of people living with hearing impairment.

Fact file

Facts about deafness and hearing impairment.

NEWS

Chronic diseases and health promotion

Global advocacy, reducing population risks, promoting health, managing diseseas, measuring progress.