GENEVA — One in four of the world’s population will suffer from hearing problems by 2050, the World Health Organization warned Tuesday, calling for extra investment in prevention and treatment.
The first-ever global report on hearing said that the causes of many of the problems — such as infections, diseases, birth defects, noise exposure and lifestyle choices — could be prevented.
The report proposed a package of measures, which it calculated would cost $1.33 per person per year.
Against that, it set the figure of nearly a trillion US dollars lost every year because the issue was not being properly addressed.
“Failure to act will be costly in terms of the health and well…
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