March 3 National Day Love ear

Origin Festival

Listening and language is the human interaction and an important means of understanding the world, however, ear disease and hearing impairment of the haze was harassing the human race. According to WHO estimates, around the world with mild hearing loss could be nearly 600 million, moderate hearing loss of more than 250 million. China has 20.57 million hearing-impaired persons with disabilities, ranking first in all types of disabilities, the country's total population, 16.79 ‰, in which deaf children under the age of seven up to 80 million people will be newly elected each year for deaf children three thousand people. Age-related hearing loss, some 9.49 million, with life expectancy of population growth and aging, the number of age-related hearing loss is increasing. Hearing loss a serious impact on these people's social interaction and personal quality of life. The factors that lead to hearing loss ototoxic drugs, genetics, infection and disease in recent years, due to environmental noise pollution, accidents leading to a gradual increase in the number of hearing loss. The large number of special difficulties of the disabled groups, has given rise to the whole society, especially in the health sector's attention. Some cities have set up the National Anti-deaf Steering Group carried out epidemiological investigations of deafness, and is actively expanding with the World Health Organization and other international organizations, cooperation, extensively carried out academic exchanges. The Ministry of Health issued a "clinical use of drugs commonly used ototoxic norm", to strengthen the drug's use and management of deafness and reduce the incidence of hearing and speech disabilities, will play an important role in January 1998, the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Civil Affairs China Women's Federation, China and other relevant units CDPF leadership and academics in Beijing's hearing, special education, a well-known experts in the academic discussion, it was unanimously recommended by the Ministry of Health take the lead as soon as possible to establish national "Love ear Day" to strengthen social propaganda, popularization of ear hearing loss prevention and rehabilitation knowledge to reduce the hearing loss occurred.

In March 1998, at the Ninth CPPCC National Committee's first meeting, the group of 15 members of the social welfare of our country a high incidence of deafness, quantity, hazard large, weak to prevent this reality, the proposed "on the proposed establishment of love Ear-Japanese propaganda activities "Proposition No. 2330. This proposal aroused great attention of the authorities by the China Disabled Persons Federation, the Ministry of Health and other 10 departments jointly agreed, establishing an annual March 3 date for the national love ear.

In 1999 the State Council, people's work belongs to the National Coordinating Committee for Rehabilitation of Disabled Persons Office formally set up China's "love ears Day" included in the 1999 annual work plans. Then, the China Disabled Persons Federation, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Civil Affairs, the All-China Women's Federation, State Family Planning Commission, the State Quality and Technical Supervision, the State Drug Administration, State Administration of Radio Film and Television, China National Committee on Aging 10 ministries and commissions, etc., jointly determine the annual March 3 for the national "Love Ear Day" and in 2000 in the capital and provincial cities that have successfully carried out the first national "Love Ear Day" publicity and educational activities.

Ministry of Health, China issued the CDPF "China to improve the quality of births, reduce birth defects and disability action plan (2002 ~ 2010)," requirements "in the whole society universal access to prevention and disability, scientific knowledge, increased pre-marital health, pregnancy health care, infant care and early intervention, comprehensive prevention and control measures to prevent and reduce the incidence of birth defects and disabilities. "
Some experts have argued that if the "love ears Day" activities can be implemented in each of poisoning for children under the age of only seven deafness can be reduced at least 1 ~ 20000. Since the 2000 establishment of the national "Love ear Day" and deafness prevention, public awareness, universal love awareness has increased in our ears, but the science and propaganda is not enough. Therefore, to determine the love of my ear in 2004 Day theme - "Anti-deaf into the community." Designed to play to the community population density, and spread rapidly, publicity and education has a multiplier advantage. So that people can truly understand the daily care, regular lifestyle on health significance.

Strengthening of ear disease prevention and control, not overnight, not just the activities of the Ministry of Health or the CDPF, it is with our people's daily lives and the whole society for many years unremitting joint participation and support.
Love ear over the years the National Day theme

2000: prevention of ototoxic drug-induced deafness


2001: the implementation of early intervention to reduce hearing loss occurred


2002: hearing disabled ---- help poor deaf children


2003: To improve the quality of the population, reduce birth defects in hearing


2004: Anti-deaf into the community


2005: the whole society to care for the elderly - health hearing, a happy life


2006: Prevention of hearing impairment and deafness Hearing Health for All


2007: urban-rural linkage, common concern for the youth Hearing Health - Make hearing, they have grown up


2008: Olympic wonderful - I have heard