2 March 2025, Cairo, Egypt – The theme of World Hearing Day 2025, marked annually on 3 March, builds on the previous year’s focus on changing mindsets towards ear and hearing care.
This year’s campaign aims to encourage individuals to recognize the importance of ear and hearing health and inspire them to change behaviour to protect their hearing from loud sounds and prevent hearing loss, check their hearing regularly, use hearing devices if needed, and support those living with hearing loss.
The World Health Organization (WHO) invite individuals of all ages to empower themselves to ensure healthy ears and hearing for themselves and others under the theme “Changing mindsets: empower yourself to make ear and hearing care a reality for all!” Empowered individuals can drive change within themselves and in society at large.
Almost 80% of persons with hearing impairment reside in low- to middle-income countries, and most of them lack access to necessary interventions. In the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 78 million people live with hearing loss. Over 2 million children aged 0–15 years are affected by disabling hearing loss requiring rehabilitation. By 2050, 194 million people across the Region are projected to have problems with their hearing.
In many cases hearing loss is preventable through safe listening practices and regular hearing check-ups, but there is limited awareness about the importance of ear health. A cultural shift in attitudes towards ear and hearing