Chinese, US charities launch hearing-aid donation
Updated: 2012-08-17 23:06
(Xinhua)
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BEIJING -- Charity foundations from the United States and China are to jointly carry out a 10-year program to help Chinese with hearing loss.
The Audiology Development Foundation of China launched the initiative on Friday with the American Starkey Hearing Foundation, which will provide hearing-aids for free.
The first phase of the program will be implemented in west China's cities of Xi'an and Chengdu, where more than 6,000 hearing-impaired people will receive custom-made hearing aids.
According to Tao Siliang, chairman of the Audiology Development Foundation of China, it has been the largest hearing-aid donation from overseas to China since 1949.
The American Starkey Hearing Foundation has specialized in providing free assistance to hearing-impaired people in poor families since its founding in 1973.
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