Early Hearing Detection and Intervention is not usually done on all newborns in Panama. The Fundacion Oir es Vivir aims to do hearing detection in orphanages, child care centers, pre-school, and children to age six. In capturing hearing problems at an early age, and doing the appropriate intervention, such as the use of a hearing aid the child can lead a normal academic and behavioral progress, and become productive in his/her life. Quality of life improved!
Thanks to our work, we feel very excited that the @fundacionrafaelmezaayau has accepted our invitation, to learn about the local work we do, on its way to implement, in El Salvador, its #hearinghealth project. We were visited by Karen Massana, Director of Projects and Administration, Renata Martínez, Technical Projects and we also had the pleasant company of Elisa Gamero, Coordinator of Health and Nutrition Projects of the Office of the First Lady of El Salvador. We are happy to inspire causes beyond our border!
After a two years pause due to COVID-19, we were able to restart our hearing tour in Panama. In order to conmemorate the International Good Deeds Day, on saturday, April 2nd, the FOV's teams members and volunteers participated in this activity. In las Claras Abajo, Capira in the province of Panama Oeste, we were able to test more than 130 children and teach them and their families about hearing health. You can watch this video for more information on our tour: https://m.facebook.com/oiresvivir.pa/videos/ya-son-18-giras-que-hemos-realizado-en-diferentes-lugares-retirados-de-las-ciuda/493763599045852/?refsrc=deprecated&_rdr
We are staying active in our community and will be sharing more news soon!
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As life goes back to normal and restrictions are slowly lifted in Panama, we have been able since mid year to plan several of the activities we usually have at FOV, here we share some of them:
We received a special visit from Banco General one of our most important benefactors, we have initiated giving workshops for teachers around the country interested in learning more about hearing disabilities.
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· Fundación Oír es Vivir was founded in 2008 as an NGO dedicated to the early detection of hearing loss and to hearing health care in general for children, youth and adults in Panama.
We have been serving 14 years and have already served more than 25,000 patients
· We have a comprehensive hearing health center that attends the entire hearing cycle, that is: Early detection, diagnosis, education for patients, parents and the community, provision of hearing aids and language therapy and evaluation.
· In this center we offer audiological exams services (Hearing Screening / Audiometry / Impedance and others as well - Language Therapies and Evaluations and the provision of Hearing Aids.
We have already fitted more than 400 hearing aids to patients of all ages
· The foundation operates on the basis of donations from companies, organizations and individuals who believe in our work.
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Due to the current pandemic situation in our country, FOV is working inside the clinic continuing to deliver hearing health for all the Panamanian population.Delivering workshops, celebrating the World Hearing Day in march and also many IG LIVE conversations regarding motherhood and hearingloss in children.
April an Active month for FOV
During April together celebrating with other NGO the #DiaDeLasBuenasAcciones, International Good Deeds Day we offered two days of free hearing screening for children and adults.
The US Center for Hearing and Communication recognized FOV for our campaign on the International Noise Awareness Day, #Solo1Minuto
Early Hearing Detection and Intervention is not usually done on all newborns and adults in Panama. Fundacion Oir es Vivir aims to do hearing detection in its Clinic following strict biosecurity protocols with patients and current clinic collaborators.
In the next months we will continue working hard for delivering solutions for hearing disabilities in our community, through one of our main funraising activities of the year, our Art Auction 2021.
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COVID-19 continues affecting because of some lockdowns and movement limitations in our country, nevertheless our Fundación Oir es Vivir continues working and striving to cope with this new normality. The Clinic started attending to patients and giving appointments on July 16th, 2020 and this new year 2021 our activities will not stop. Our personnel actively follo strict sanitary and security measures.
Our Comprehensive Hearing Health Center offers: Hearing Screening, Audiometry, Impedanciometry, Tympanometry, Language Therapy and Assessment, Provision of Hearing Aids and more. We give attention to patients all ages, from babies one day old to older adults. We are located in Via Fernández de Córdoba, Plaza Córdoba, floor 1 office 8.
Attention from Monday to Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm // Saturdays 8:00 am to 11:30 am. Due to COVID 19 Emergency situation attention schedules vary so we urge you to visit our web page www.fundacionoiresvivir.org in order to book your appointment in advance and read about security measures you must adopt before entering the clinic.
Phone number: +507 317-0562
Unprecedented times regarding COVID-19 continue causing trouble in our country, nevertheless our Fundación Oir es Vivir continues working and striving to cope with this new normality. The Clinic started attending to patients and giving appointments on July 16th. Our personnel have been trained under strict sanitary and security measures.
Our Comprehensive Hearing Health Center offers: Hearing Screening, Audiometry, Impedanciometry, Tympanometry, Language Therapy and Assessment, Provision of Hearing Aids and more. We give attention to patients all ages, from babies one day old to older adults. We are located in Via Fernández de Córdoba, Plaza Córdoba, floor 1 office 8.
Attention from Monday to Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm // Saturdays 8:00 am to 11:30 am. Due to COVID 19 Emergencu situation attention schedules vary so we urge you to visit our web page www.fundacionoiresvivir.org in order to book your appointment in advance and read about security measures you must adopt before entering the clinic.
Phone number: +507 317-0562
ONE MINUTE IN SILENCE CAMPAIGN
For the first time in the Foundation´s history we participated in this campaign virtually, since every year we had activities around the city to create awareness. During this year´s campaign, we received support from several local and international celebrities and personalities. With more than 1000 posts tagging the #solo1minuto, we were able to gather people located in different parts of our country and the world, to join this day for one minute of silence, in creating awareness regarding auditive conditions and how noise can affect every person.
#QuieroVerteSonreir-We want to see you smile
Our new campaign that started on May 2020 focuses on selling clear masks, ideally for hearing impaired people so they can continue reading lips. Nonetheless, people also miss being able to give smiles this is why we made it the main topic of our campaign related to smiles. Currently there are two ways people can help:
One is my making a donation for $10 or more, and we ship the mask to them directly.
The second is donating $10 for one of our sister foundations, Aldeas SOS in order to keep children safe and wearing face masks, or we send them to Hogar Bolívar, a nursing home for old people or handicapped people.
When people make the donation, they are able to specify what they want their donation
to go.
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