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IHCC

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Ian Hutcheon Clinic for Children (IHCC) was registered in November 2011 - a unique, new children’s charity set up to provide Hearing Healthcare for underprivileged children aged 0-16 years in a developing country. Phase One of our project is in Uganda, starting late 2013. According to the World Health Organisation 50% of hearing impairment and deafness throughout the world is preventable. Our innovative prevention programme aims to focus on prevention of hearing impairment and deafness through early intervention treatment/management and rehabilitation. For the hearing impaired and deaf child, the aim of the management will be the prevention of disabling hearing impairment by enabling them to maximise the use of their residual hearing by providing a comprehensive hearing aid service and follow up, whilst valuing and respecting their right to learn Ugandan Sign Language. In a nutshell,our programme will comprise of early intervention, to include: - 1. Health Education - to promote hearing healthcare and increase awareness of preventable causes among various groups i.e. health care workers, teenagers, pregnant women, teachers, families etc. 2. Hearing Tests - initially for children 0-6years of age identified as being most at risk of hearing impairment and deafness i.e. pre-term babies, birth trauma, jaundice, chronic ear infections etc. 3. Treatment - simple treatments e.g. ear infections treated with antibiotics which if left untreated can cause hearing impairment. Fitting of our own re-cycled,re-fitted and re-programmed hearing aids, maintenance and follow up. 4. Rehabilitation - to include early years communication skills, educational support and parental support. All of the above will be underpinned by an initial training programme that will train up local health care workers in basic ear health care and hearing tests with the aim of them becoming trainers themselves to ensure sustainability of the programme. In addition, some overseas volunteers will receive training. Our programme will be delivered and supported by our multidisciplinary team comprising of Medical Practitioners, a Teacher of the Deaf and a Speech and Language Therapist.

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