Who are we?

The Coalition for Global Hearing Health (CGHH) was established in 2010 to improve ear and hearing health and the lives of people who are deaf or hard of hearing, especially those in low- and middle- income communities. 

Annual Conferences

2025

The 15th Coalition for Global Hearing Health Conference took place on October 24 & 25, 2025 at the MGH Institute of Health Professions in Charlestown/Boston, Massachusetts, USA under the theme – ADVANCING HEARING HEALTH IN LOW RESOURCED COUNTRIES. A number of pre-conference workshops were held on the 23rd October. More than 150 attendees joined us from 28 countries.  Click here to find out more. 

2026 – November – 20/21/22

Planning has commenced for the 16th Annual conference which will take place at the Sri Ramachandra Faculty of Audiology and Speech language Pathology in Chennai, on the Bay of Bengal in eastern India, the capital of the state of Tamil Nadu. The city is home to Fort St. George, built in 1644 and now a museum showcasing the city’s roots as a British military garrison and East India Company trading outpost, when it was called Madras.

World Hearing Day

World Hearing Day is a campaign held each year by the Office of Prevention of Blindness and Deafness of the World Health Organization. Activities take place across the globe and an event is hosted at the World Health Organization in Geneva annually on March 3.

The theme for 2025 was Changing mindsets: Empower yourself to make ear and hearing care a reality for all!

To promote and support the celebration of World Hearing Day, the World Hearing Forum, WHO, and CGHH launched the WHD Small Grants Program. As part of this program, organizations can apply for a grant of up to $800 USD to cover expenses related to World Hearing Day activities. The CGHH administer the grant process from application to payment.