Sri Guru Ram Das University of Health Sciences becomes 1st private University to get ADIP Scheme

Amritsar, August 12 (Punjab Post Bureau) –  Sri Guru Ram Das University of Health Sciences Sri Amritsar organised its 1^st National Conference “SOUND – Screening of Universal Neonatal Deafness” on August 10, 2018 on the theme “Early identification and Intervention of Children with hearing impairment for facilitating societal inclusion”. Dr. A.K Sinha, Director, Ali Yavar Jung National Institute of Speech and Hearing Disability was chief guest and Dr. Baljit Kaur, Assistant Director Health and Family Welfare Department Punjab was the Guest of Honor on the occasion.

SOUND an adaptation of Universal New Born Hearing Screening was inaugurated by ace cricketer Brett Lee in May this year at Sri Guru Ram Das University of Health Sciences, Amritsar and now Sri Guru Ram Das University of Health Sciences, Sri Amritsar has got proud to become India’s 1^st Private University who has been empanelled under ADIP Central Government Scheme.

Under this project, Sri Guru Ram Das University of Health Sciences is screening on an average 180 newborn children per month for deafness by using OAE test. All the newborn children who are born in SGRD and also who come there for immunization are being screened bedside as well as in ENT – OPD to identify deaf children. Camps are being regularly organised in nearby villages as well as Civil Hospitals to screen Deaf children. Early identification of deaf children leads to early treatment which makes these children independent and well adjusted adults.

University is offering treatment for these children at minimal possible prices and to add another feather in cap ADIP Central Government Scheme will enable University to help the needy deaf children with low monthly income of parents.

Addressing on the occasion, Dr. AK Sinha said that an estimate shows that around 35,000 children need Cochlear Implant annually in India. Government of India has made provision to sponsor 500 numbers under the ADIP Scheme which is minuscule in comparison to actual requirement. Till date more than 1000 numbers of Cochlear Implant Surgeries have been successfully conducted in the country under the ADIP Government of India. He opined that it is very heartening that Public Sector Undertakings and Corporate sectors are coming forward to fulfil their social responsibility by helping the Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjans). He congratulated Sri Guru Ram Das University of Health Sciences for their initiative. He called upon people and organizations to come forward in this noble mission.

On this occasion Dr. A.K Sinha, Director, Ali Yavar Jung National Institute of Speech and Hearing Disability, Dr. Baljit Kaur, Assistant Director, Health and Family Welfare Department, Punjab, Dr. A.P Singh Dean, Sri Guru Ram Das University of Health Sciences, Dr. S.P Dubey, President, ENT Association, Dr. Baljit Singh Khurana, Registrar, Sri Guru Ram Das University of Health Sciences, Amritsar, Amandeep Singh, Deputy Registrar, Sri Guru Ram Das University of Health Sciences, Amritsar, Dr. Manjit Singh Uppal, Director Principal, Sri Guru Ram Das Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Amritsar, Dr. Arvinder Singh Sood, Professor & Head, ENT, Dr. Jaskaran Singh, Assistant Professor, ENT and over 200 audiologists and special educators were present.