Mangaluru, Nov 15: City based Help India Foundation in conjunction with Naseema Institute of Speech and Hearing will be organising a free digital hearing aid and evaluation camp on December 11 at town hall in Mangaluru.
Announcing this at a press meet here recently on behalf of the Foundation, food and civil supplies minister U T Khader said that as many as 50 digital hearing aids will be provided to children of BPL card holders on the occasion.
Along with that evaluation of patients for Cochlear Implant Surgery will be done by Dr Deepak Haldipur, Consultant ENT surgeon and President of Association of Otolaryngologists Association of India. The actual cost of the treatment is approximately Rs 6.5 to 8 lakh. But in this case, it will be done for a maximum of 1.50 lakh with the help of donors and sponsors.
If the disbursement is received under the AIDP scheme of Government of India, even the above fee can be waived off, Mr Khader said.
To get the benefit of this scheme, the parents of the child must be BPL card holders with child's name in it along with the aadhar card. The child within the age limit 1-5 years must have the disability certificate and have the test reports along with CT and MRI reports.
The parents can contact the Help India Foundation (phone numbers 8867110000 / 8050507800 / 8050587800 ) before November 30 to get registered, said the Foundation press secretary Zakeer Ikhlas. Dr.Deepak Haldipur , Foundation's founder secretary Abdul Razik Ullal, Dr Prakash Shetty, D Dr Sulaiman, Siraj Abhaya and Shekeel were present.
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