Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi on Friday advised doctors of the Cochlear Implant Group of India (CIGI) to involve the larger society in their efforts to make the country free from deafness.
Addressing the inauguration of CIGICON 2023, the 20th national conference of CIGI here, he asked doctors to “harness the energy, goodwill of the people”. He said there was no dearth of good people in the country who would volunteer to help in such causes. His remarks came in the backdrop of a suggestion made at the conference on the need for universal screening of newborns for deafness since interventions for hearing loss would be effective if done early.
Mr. Ravi cited the example of a large network of volunteers used in the “Nikshay Mitra” programme for the elimination of tuberculosis in India.
