March 3, 2021 Click on the image or on this link-sharing page to use our social media sharing tools or embed the image in your website or blog. A Spanish-language version of this image is also available. The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) joins the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other stakeholders in the global hearing health and research communities to mark the launch of the first World Report on Hearing, a significant milestone for hearing health care around the world. Released by the World Health Organization (WHO) to coincide with World Hearing Day, March 3, 2021, the report underscores the broad and profound public health consequences that unaddressed hearing loss has on societies worldwide. Informed by international public health experts, the report aims to mobilize a coordinated and sustained global response, based on scientific best practices, to prioritize and improve access to patient-centered ear and hearing care.