World Hearing Day is held on 3 March each year to raise awareness on how to prevent deafness and hearing loss and promote ear and hearing care across the world.
World Hearing Day held each year by Office of Prevention of Blindness and Deafness of the World Health Organization (WHO).
The first event was held in 2007. Before 2016 it was known as International Ear Care Day.
The theme for World Hearing Day 2020: Hearing for life. Don’t let hearing loss limit you.
The theme of the campaign for 2019 was "Check your hearing".