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| Devangi Dalal with volunteer and patient in Maputo, Mozambique |
Audiologist and Speech
Therapist, Devangi Dalal, got felicitated by the Indian Ambassador to
Mozambique in Maputo in the presence of the American and Mauritius Ambassadors
to Mozambique.
Rizwan Adatia visited
India and met us at the Josh Foundation and he had in his mind to conduct and
organize a hearing camp in Maputo, Mozambique.
Last year they
organized a camp with USA’s Entheos. It was their first project and they found
it difficult to screen and fit hearing aids at same time. The camp was
conducted in two phases with 4 audiologists. 700 people were screened for
hearing loss and out of them, 430 patients were fitted with technologically
effective hearing aids. Entheos from USA, Rizwan Adatia Foundation from Maputo
(Africa) and JOSH Foundation from India work together for humanity to create
Hear the Future.
And then we went to
fit the hearing aid to them and see how to make long term plan to help people
to hear well.
Out of 400 hearing
aids fitted, more than 50 % were on kids and middle age people getting hearing
loss because of Mycin drug being administered to treat Malaria and Tuberculosis
there.
In the future,
awareness camps need to be conducted for all age groups to keep them informed.
She is planning to
work with the Indian embassy of Maputo to make a public policy in this hearing
health care issue.
