Children with severe or profound hearing loss will be managed free of cost.
Under the National Programme for Prevention and Control of Deafness, which has been adopted by the state government, 30 districts have been covered.
Bengaluru: The State health department would be launching the Cochlear Implant Project in the city on Tuesday under the "Deafness Free Karnataka" initiative discussed at the Budget.
The program would be launched under The National Health Mission, Department of Health and Family Welfare Services and would be implemented through Suvarna Arogya Suraksha Trust (SAST) under Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakrama (RBSK). Children with severe or profound hearing loss will be managed free of cost. Children between 8 months to 6 years would be eligible for the Cochlear implants.
( Source : Deccan Chronicle. )
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