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Mumbai: Children born in civic hospitals to soon be screened for deafness
Updated On: 24 August, 2022 08:23 AM IST | Mumbai | Sameer Surve
BMC has called for tenders to appoint agency for tests; aim is to treat birth defects at early age
According to a teacher, early detection will help in the overall development of the child. Representation pic
The BMC has decided to screen every child born in a civic hospital for deafness. It will soon appoint an agency to do the tests for the same.
Approximately 70,000 children are born every year in civic-run hospitals. “The BMC wants to screen each of these children from 24 hours to 48 hours after birth. We have invited a tender to appoint an agency to do the screenings,” said a BMC official. Currently the BMC has no data on children born with hearing defects.
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