The Ministry of Health and Population on Friday announced
that a hearing survey has been conducted for 2,854,764 newborns, as part of a
presidential initiative for early detection and treatment of hearing loss and
impairment for newborns, which was launched in September 2019.
Some 167,970 children would be re-examined, a week after the first screening at
the same unit, Health Ministry Spokesman Hossam Abdel Ghaffar said.
Around 16,758 children were referred after the second test to 30 hospitals and
referral centers nationwide for higher evaluation and the start of medical
treatment or the installation of a hearing aid or the transfer of the child for
cochlear implant in accordance to his/her condition, the spokesman added.
The number of examination centers were increased to cover 3,500 health units
across all governorates to conduct audio logical examinations for children from
the day of birth to the age of 25 days, he added.
Source: Egypt Today
