The World report on hearing was developed with the key purpose of promoting global action for equitable access to ear and hearing care in all settings across the world.
The report provides clear evidence to target hearing loss as a global public health priority and outlines the H.E.A.R.I.N.G. package of interventions that countries should prioritize, taking into…
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This handbook, HEARING screening: considerations for implementation is intended for use by anyone planning to implement a national or subnational level hearing screening programme. This includes EHC coordinators or focal points within ministries of health; public health planners; and nongovernmental organizations or civil society entities providing ear and hearing…
The purpose of this basic ear and hearing care resource is to serve as an information resource for community level workers as well as other interested members of the community. This resource can help the community to understand common ear diseases and hearing loss.
Many of the common causes of ear diseases and hearing loss, for example ear infections or loud sounds and noise, can be prevented. Timely treatment and rehabilitation can benefit all people with ear diseases and hearing loss. Health workers, general practitioners, family doctors, and doctors working at primary level are often the first point of contact for people to…
The Trainer’s handbook accompanies the Primary ear and hearing care training manual. This handbook is intended for use by those involved in training health
workers or in coordinating programmes for delivering ear and hearing care.
The Annesures accompany the Primary ear and hearing care training manual. This handbook is intended for use by those involved in training health workers or in coordinating programmes for delivering ear and hearing care.
This document outlines the prevalence and impact of childhood hearing loss. It highlights that the majority of causes responsible for hearing loss in children can be prevented and offers strategies for action
The situation analysis tool facilitates this first step of planning for ear and hearing care. It is intended to help attain the following objectives:
-to assess the available direct and indirect policies, services and human resources related to ear and hearing care;
-to describe the framework and functioning of the health care system in the country, in the context of…
As part of this toolkit, WHO is preparing a series of validated technical support tools appropriate for different aspects of hearing care provision, including planning and monitoring. Strong indicators are an important element to consider when planning effective implementation of ear and hearing care services. This document provides a set of uniform and universally…
This report presents the outcomes of the multi-country workshop held on 7-9 November 2023, in Jakarta, Indonesia, to accelerate access to assistive technology in the Western Pacific and Southeast Asia regions. Organized by the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF, the workshop gathered 106 participants from 15 countries in partnership with the Government of…