As part of this initiative, WHO in collaboration with ITU (International Telecommunications Union) is organizing a Stakeholders’ Consultation on Safe Listening Devices on 1 October 2015 at the WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. Details and information about participation in the event can be found here: http://www.who.int/pbd/deafness/en/.

The event is open for online registration and participants will include researchers; audiologists; sound engineers; manufacturers of personal audio devices, ear/headphones; manufacturers’ associations; and civil society organizations.