JAKARTA (March 13, 2020) - The National Committee for Deafness Hearing and Deafness (PGPKT) represented by
Dr. Damayanti Soetjipto Sp.T.H.T.K.L (K), held the Appreciation Role Model of
the Deaf Friends Model on the second national level.
"Our main activity
today is" Reaching Deaf Friends "to be able to further enhance its
competence, to better mingle with friends and the surrounding community," said Dr. Damayanti at the Indonesian Ministry of Health. Friday (03/13/2020)
The efforts of Komnas Komnas
and Komda PGPKT to develop achievements, encourage confident deaf friends and
fight for the rights of the deaf, actively participate in national and state
development, do not want to be a separate social group that is a burden on the
government and society, is not an obstacle to progress and move.
The organizer of the
Congress is the National Commission on PGPKT and the Directorate of Prevention
and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases (P2PTM) - Ministry of Health of the
Republic of Indonesia which commemorates World Hearing Day on March 3, 2020,
and in accordance with the World WHO theme, "Don't Let Your Hearing Loss
Limit You" .
"The National
Commission for PGPKT intends to reach the dream of the deaf friends community
and strive for them to be more capable and confident to develop their potential
in covering the categories of education, work, arts and culture, sports and so
on," said Dr. Damayanti
One of the best selected
participants was Dian Inggrawati as the Indonesian Ministry of Social Affairs
ASN working in the Secretariat of the Education, Research and Social Counseling
Unit that won the best award "Award of Achievement for the Deaf and
Heraning for the Effort to Achieve A Bright Future" which given by Prof.
Dr. Jenny bashiruddin Sp. ENT KL (K), as chairman of the Central Management of
the Indonesian Association of Ear Nose Throat Surgery (PERHATI).
In this event as many as 42
Deaf / less heard participants from all over Indonesia took part in the opening
activities, Morning Gymnastics and Noise Awareness Flashmop delivered by dr.
Achmad Yurianto, Mr. Director General of P2PTM of the Indonesian Ministry of
Health.