Mumbai: Lilavati Hospital and Research Centre, one of India’s leading multi-speciality medical facilities, on Saturday announced the launch of its advanced surgically implantable hearing device programme for hearing-impaired children.
Hearing impairment is a serious yet significantly neglected condition in India.
According to the World Health Organisation, six in every 1,000 children in India suffer from profound hearing loss, leading to them experiencing a series of disadvantages throughout life.
The programme aims to provide children who are deaf or hard of hearing, with access to life-changing cochlear implants, which can help them regain cent per cent hearing, a release stated here.
The inauguration was graced by Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, founder of The Art of Living.
Speaking about the programme, Lieutenant General (Dr) V Ravishankar said, “Our team of experts have successfully conducted over 500 implantable hearing device surgeries and we are committed to making this life-changing technology accessible to as many people as possible.”
