Last Updated: 1/15/10
Argentina
- Population (mid-2008)(1): 39.7 millions
- Annual # of births (2007)(2): 693,000
- Institutional births (2000/7)(2): 99%
- GNI PPP per Capita (US$) 2007(1): 12.990
- Infant Mortality rate(1): 13.3
Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Contact:
NHS Legislation:
Passed in 2001, this law stipulates that all newborns have the right to be screened for hearing loss and receive timely and appropriate treatment when needed. It also indicates that adequate diagnostic evaluation should be provided before three months of age. More information about this law
UNHS Program Information:
Argentina has a formal group dedicated to promote early identification and enrollment in intervention services for children with hearing loss. This group, which is referred to as “Consenso Argentino de Detección Temprana de la Hipoacusia (C.O.A.D.I.T.H.I)” (Argentinian Consensus for Early Detection of Hearing Loss), was created in 2005 and assists with the implementation of NHS legislation. More information about this group (PDF)
The following entities are members of C.O.A.D.I.T.H.I:
- AFA – Asociación Fonoaudiológica Argentina
- AFOCABA – Asociación Fonoaudiólogos de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires
- ASALFA – Asociación Argentina de Logopedia, Foniatría y Audiología
- ASARA – Asociación Argentina de Audiología
- CEIDHI – Centro de Identificación de la Hipoacusia Infantil
- Departamento de Fonoaudiología de la Federación Argentina de Sociedades de ORL (FASO)
Articles Published:
- Neustadt de Kohan, N., Cammareri, B., & Chevalier, B.(n.d.). Programa de detección universal de audición en neonatos. Asociación Argentina de Logopedia Foniatría y Audiología, Articulo 33. (PDF) Retrieved March 3, 2009, from ASALFA
