Review Article
Impact of Community Oriented Ear Care (COEC) on national programme for control of deafness in India: A critical look
Sanjeev Davey*, Anuradha Davey and Rajesh Jain
Published: 13 May, 2020 | Volume 4 - Issue 1 | Pages: 001-002
The National Programme for Prevention and Control of Deafness (NPCD) was launched in 2006 by Government of India, but despite its phase wise implementation, the community oriented ear care has not been properly realized in view of existing IPHS Standards 2012 at PHC Level. So understanding of its real impact after implementation is desired. Therefore the Impact of Implementation status of community oriented ear care at the primary health system level on NPCD in India needs exploration.
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