The Zrenjanin Maternity Hospital received a device for hearing screenings from the Srce za decu (Heart for Children) campaign of the Blic Foundation supported by the Ministry of Health and RTS, with the goal to provide these devices for every maternity hospital in Serbia. So far, 46 maternity hospitals received hearing screening devices.
The Zrenjanin Maternity Hospital delivers around 1,500 babies every year, and according to statistics, 3-5 out of 1,000 babies in Serbia have hearing problems. Early diagnosis provides possibilities for a better quality of life and for possibilities of better social development for these babies.
Source: blic.rs