Title of the centre:
WHO Collaborating Centre for Prevention of Deafness and Hearing Loss
Director / Head:
Dr Leigh Biagio de Jager
Institution:
Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
University of Pretoria
Address:
Lynnwood Rd, Hatfield,
0002
Gauteng
Town:
Pretoria
Country:
SOUTH AFRICA
Region:
AFRO
Phone:
+27 (0)12 356 3064
Fax:
Date of Designation:
26/Sep/2020
Last Redesignation:
26/Sep/2020
Expiry:
26/Sep/2024
Date of Discontinuation:
Terms of Reference:
- At the request of WHO and in line with the WHO documents on Ear and Hearing, support the screening and assessment of hearing loss.
- At the request of WHO, support the development of a WHO toolkit for ear and hearing care to reduce the burden of deafness and hearing loss.
- To support the development of an automated hearing test for global implementation
- At the request of WHO, participate in and promote the WHO CC network on ear and hearing care.
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Subjects:
- Prevention of deafness
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Types of activity:
- Development and application of appropriate technology
- Support WHO in the implementation of WHO programmes and activities at country level
- Research
WHO Outputs:
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2.4.3 - Countries enabled to strengthen prevention and management of ear diseases and hearing loss in the framework of health systems |
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Responsible Officer:
CHADHA Shelly
Phone:
+41 22 791 4289
Technical Counterpart:
DANGOU Jean-Marie
Phone:
+47 241 39344
Access to annual progress reports and the current workplan (this is accessible to WHO Staff Members only):
Link to eWork
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