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Thursday, 3 August
2017 | ArabMedicare.com | Staff Reporter |
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UAE Ministry of Health and
Prevention performs first
successful cochlear implant
of 'Help
me hear'
program
(Abu Dhabi) -
The ENT
Team of Al Qassimi Hospital
of the Ministry of Health
and Prevention (MOHAP),
supported by Dr. Hussain Al
Rand, Assistant
Under-Secretary for Health
Centres and Clinics MOHAP,
has successfully performed
cochlear implant surgery for
a two-year old Indian girl
suffering from hearing loss
of sensory nerves since
birth. The operation is the
first procedure under the
Ministry's
'Help me hear'
initiative.
According to the Ministry,
the electronic device was
implanted in the child's
inner ear, which will be
followed with another
procedure to insert a speech
processor. Once the
surgeries are complete, the
child will be able to hear
for the first time.
Dr. Al Rand shared that
MOHAP is continuing its
strategic efforts to achieve
sustainable health for the
UAE community based on the
highest international
standards--aiming to provide
comprehensive and
distinctive services to
reach the highest level of
health care services by
2021, in line with UAE
Vision 2021.
The surgery is a first for
the 'Help me hear'
initiative, which was
launched in cooperation with
the Ministry's strategic
partners and is aimed
towards helping deserving
UAE children between the
ages of six months to four
years suffering from hearing
loss and whose families
cannot afford medical
treatment. The program falls
in line with the initiative
of His Highness Sheikh
Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan,
President of the UAE and
under the directive of His
Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin
Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice
President and Prime Minister
of the UAE and Ruler of
Dubai, to declare 2017 as
the 'Year of Giving.'
The 'Help me hear' imitative
aims to provide free
assistance to a large number
of children who are deaf and
needy following the mandate
of the state to provide free
treatment for its citizens.
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