Committees

Join the CGHH movement to support our shared interest in hearing healthcare work and services that reaches low resource communities. As a committee member, you invest in the CGHH efforts to improve Advocacy, Family and Community Empowerment and Best Practices in related areas of hearing health.

By being a committee member of the Coalition for Global Hearing Health, you are not only adding your part of the unified voice, but also will become an integral working component that seeks to create and implement strategies that will allow the organization to fulfill its mission.

If you are interested in joining one of the steering committees, please contact the committee chair with your interest. The CGHH board liaison will determine availability of a committee position and respond to your request.

Committees:

Advocacy

Enhance awareness of hearing loss as a global health priority through dissemination of epidemiological data and information on the societal, educational, and economic impact of hearing loss. Explore and develop programs to enhance public relations for CGHH and hearing health services through traditional and social media. Promote programs for and equip healthcare professionals with strategies for hearing loss prevention.  Advocate for governmental policy that supports hearing health including (but not limited to); providing direction to professionals, families, and individuals to existing policy and encouraging dialogue and consensus amongst and between professionals globally to achieve topical policy. Current priorities of the committee are supporting the WHO Office for the Prevention of Deafness and Hearing Loss and other related initiatives.

CGHH Board Liaison: Diego Santana Hernandez

Family and Community Empowerment

Promote a family and community centered approach to hearing loss with social integration and awareness through effective services such as counseling, parent groups and community based habilitation programs.  Some examples of how the CGHH might accomplish this goal; Create resource materials that equip and empower families with information regarding communication and habilitation options, Advocate by creating awareness of best practices with schools, communities, and medical providers, Explore ways of expanding CGHH membership among families and community representatives, Advocate and Equip through related tools and promotional materials, Develop relationships and collaboration with related organizations and societies, Create CGHH website content for families and community representative.

CGHH Board Liaison: Karin Joubert

Co-Chairs:

Selvarani Moodley: Audiologist, University of Witwatersrand (South Africa)

Elizabeth Sidell: Head of International Policy and Influencing, Deaf Child Worldwide (United Kingdom)

Members: 

  • Amisha Kanji, Speech Therapist and Audiologist, University of Witwatersrand (South Africa); Board Member of the Children’s Communication Centre
  • Dhanashree Pillay, Audiologist, University of Witwatersrand and board member of the People for the Awareness of Disability Issues (PADI) (South Africa)
  • Dinukshi Ileperuma, Audiologist and Senior Lecturer, University of Kelaniya (Sri Lanka)
  • Neermala Reddy, General Practitioner, Northcliff Medical Centre (South Africa)
  • Olawale Ogundiran, Audiologist and Senior Lecturer, University of Health and Allied Sciences (Ghana)
  • Kalishia Naidu, Community Service Audiologist (South Africa)
  • Morgan McBride, fourth year medical student (otolaryngology) (United States of America)
  • Nancy Maina, Founder, Lugha Ishara (Kenya)
  • Professor M. Diane Clark, Department of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, Lamar University (United States of America)
  • Stephanie Farber, PhD Candidate, University of Ottawa (Canada), Teacher of the Deaf (LSL AVEd.)
  • Tamiraa Naidoo, Community Service Doctor (South Africa)
  • Janushka Moodley, 3rd year medical student, (South Africa)
  • Carlos Diego Rozul, Assistant Research Professor, the Philippine National Ear Institute, University of the Philippines – National Institutes of Health (Philippines)

Best Practices

Create best practice guidelines for the CGHH website. Advocate for the ethical use of guidelines and reasonable outcome measures for all aspects of hearing health including, but not limited to; Guidelines for humanitarian / outreach trips, Guidelines for medical providers, Guidelines for hearing health providers and technicians, Guidelines for family counseling and support, and Guidelines for education and habilitation services (including all communication options).

CGHH Board Liaison: King Chung – Member: Monika Mota