Children with hearing and eyesight disabilities form the lion's share among them. All age groups put together, there are more than 41 lakh children with eyesight problems and 47 lakh children with hearing disabilities in the country, says the latest report on 2011 Census released on Monday.
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more children with disability are found in rural areas because of lack of paediatricians in villages. Many community health centres in rural areas don't have even a doctor, leave alone paediatricians," said chairman and founder of Narayana Health Dr Devi Prasad Shetty. "Only a paediatrician will be able to detect disability in a child at an early stage. If detected on time, the child can be sent to urban centres to consult specialists," he said.
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