Mangaluru: World Health Organization (WHO) has declared March 3rd as “World Hearing Day”. In commemoration of the event Father Muller College of Speech and Hearing in association with MESCOM, Mangalore conducted a free hearing screening camp for the MESCOM employees and also highlighted the importance of hearing and the prevention of hearing loss.
In honour of the event, a brief ceremony was held in MESCOM, Kavoor premises. Shri Kishore Kumar Puttur, Director MESCOM officiated the event and in his speech he highlighted the role of audiologists in the assessment and management of hearing loss and appreciated the Father Muller Speech and Hearing College and Father Muller Medical College Hospital Team for the initiative in conducting free hearing camp and requested to organize many hearing screening camps for all the MESCOM employees in different parts of Dakshina Kannada district.
The guest of honour Manjappa, Superintending Engineer, MESCOM emphasized the need for hearing test as a part of routine health check-up and also the importance of normal hearing for the field workers in MESCOM. The other dignitaries present on the dais were S.A. Pushpa, Chief Engineer, MESCOM, Jagadeesh, Controller of Accounts, Sathish Naik, Office Superintendant, Satish, Circle DCA, Dr Mahesh BVM, Vice Principal, FMCOSH; Dr Aju Abraham, Assistant Professor FMCOSH.
Welcoming the guest and Keynote address was given by Cynthia Santhmayor, Assistant Professor, FMCOSH. Vote of Thanks was given by Dr Muthuraj, Associate Professor, FMCOSH and Jovita Priya Tauro, Audiologist, FMCOSH anchored the program.
