Dr.Ghobadidana, deputy minister and head of SWO on the occasion of world’s deaf day by a video conference accentuated on following items:
· Hearing impaired is one of the most common congenital defects across the world.
· Around 1million and 544 thousands persons with disability are under coverage of state welfare organization.
· Around 238 thousands individuals suffering from hearing impaired in which 140 thousands of them have serve hearing impaired.
· About 25percent reasons of hearing disabilities are unknown and 25 percent as well due to problems during childbirth, neonatal jaundice and trauma, the rest of other causes is genetic.
· At present moment, 630 screening units are active across the country and around 10 million infants have been screened so far.
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