The WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean organized a regional workshop on integrating and strengthening ear and hearing care within primary health care, from 20 to 21 December 2011 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The workshop was organized in collaboration with King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.
The objectives of the workshop were to:
assess the current situation of ear and hearing care services, especially in primary health care
strengthen the ear and hearing care programme in the health care system
establish a training programme for primary health care workers on ear and hearing impairment
establish early detection of hearing loss by encouraging screening programme