Project partner
Funding period
since 2020
Support
Technology, Funding, Expertise
About Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST)
In 2004, the Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST) funded a clinic in its Hearing and Speech department to provide professional training to students in different audiology areas. It is the only teaching clinic for speech and hearing sciences in northern Jordan and one of three across the country. It also provides free access to audiological care to low-income Jordanians and refugees. HTWF has been supporting the team in Jordan since 2020.
Faculty members and students of JUST team up regularly to conduct hearing screenings in impoverished areas, refugee camps, and schools. They thus have the necessary experts in place to reach a great number of children. JUST also receives ongoing support from the university, the King Abdullah Hospital, and the Ministry of Health.
Project objectives
- Increasing screening for children in the first grades of public schools and public centers
- Evaluate and improve the hearing screening program in schools and public medical centers
- Train Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health staff to conduct student hearing screenings
- Sustainably scale the pediatric fitting of hearing aids
- Fully integrate the first Arabic AVT tool for families, professionals and teachers