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"Hearing for All" a worldwide action


IFOS represents all ENT specialists around the world. Its mission statement is “To identify critical global ORL care needs and communication disorders, to propose ways to prevent and treat individuals with them and to set priorities among these needs according to their impact on society”. As such IFOS is as NGO also responsible for hearing impairment and Deafness.

IFOS has been active to raise awareness in the seventies and nineties of last century. However a worldwide action for this most occurring handicap (10% of the world population) is not organized. Hearing is essential for human life and it is time for this worldwide action. If no prevention will be done we will see 12% of world population with hearing problems. Hearing Loss and Deafness has a direct affect on the first two millennium goals set by the United Nations; poverty and education. This handicap is not yet mentioned in programs within International Organizations such as WHO.

IFOS will take the initiative for a worldwide action called “Hearing for All”. The strategy is developed with the RAND Corporation. A mission statement is made, tasks have been developed and contacts are starting. It has already the support of our biggest countries and awareness has been created within the World Bank and the WHO.

We would like to ask your support for this initiative. To enable you to decide and fully understand the initiative we suggest that you read the mission statement which can be found in the navigation bar at the left. You can show your support by filling out the support form and returning the form to the IFOS Secretariat. The form can be found in the navigation bar at the left.

We thank you in advance for your support for the “Hearing for All” inititiative.