{"id":666551,"date":"2026-05-14T00:01:54","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T04:01:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/?p=666551"},"modified":"2026-05-14T21:09:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T01:09:29","slug":"ust-contributes-hearing-aids-to-patients-at-national-institute-of-speech-hearing-nish-thiruvananthapuram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/666551\/","title":{"rendered":"UST contributes hearing aids to patients at National Institute of Speech & Hearing (NISH), Thiruvananthapuram"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Thiruvananthapuram, 14 May 2026:<\/strong>\u00a0Continuing with its efforts towards extending a helping hand to the needy, the corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative of leading AI and digital transformation solutions company UST has contributed hearing aids to the National Institute of Speech & Hearing (NISH), Thiruvananthapuram. The hearing aids, worth Rs. 2,36,000, were handed over to NISH, and they will be used to support patients with hearing impairments.<\/p>\n

The Thiruvananthapuram-based NISH is a comprehensive multi-purpose institute focusing on the identification, intervention, rehabilitation and education of individuals with disabilities. The institute has made significant contributions to improving the quality of life of individuals with disabilities and has implemented various programmes for the differently abled, across the state. NISH functions from an inclusive campus that houses students and staff with diverse abilities.<\/p>\n

The latest CSR initiative marks the continuation of UST\u2019s commitment towards fostering inclusivity and contributing positively to the community. By supporting the needs of the patients with hearing disabilities at NISH, UST is ensuring that the efforts undertaken by the company\u2019s CSR team creates a meaningful impact in its efforts aimed at supporting the patients at the institute.<\/p>\n

The hearing aid devices handed over by UST help in improving communication, enhancing quality of life, and enabling individuals with hearing impairments to engage more confidently in their daily activities.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is indeed heartening to see our CSR team responding to the requests of the needy, and provide support in the best possible way. UST\u2019s efforts towards \u2018Transforming Lives\u2019 come alive when such initiatives are undertaken and accomplished,\u201d said\u00a0Shilpa Menon, Vice President and Center Head, Thiruvananthapuram campus<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The devices were handed over at a ceremony organised at NISH. A UST team led by Shilpa Menon, Vice President and Center Head, Thiruvananthapuram campus; and comprising Vineeth Mohanan, CSR Lead; Ramu Krishna, CSR Lead; Najina Mohamed, Senior Delivery Manager; and Roshni Das K, Senior Lead \u2013 PR & Marketing, Kerala, were present.<\/p>\n

Dr.Adeela Abdulla IAS,\u00a0 Special Secretary to the Govt, Social Justice Department, Executive Director, NISH; Dr.Shirly Jacob, Head, New Initiatives; Dr. Vinitha Mary George, Head, ASLP department; Dr.Anne Varghese, Head, Allied Services; Ms.Daisy Sebastian, Clinical and Academic Coordinator; Dr. Vinith Dani Jose, Vice Principal \/ Professor & Head College of Occupational Therapy (COT); Dr. Raji Gopal, Head, Degree (HI); Dr. Usha Kandaswami, Volunteer, NISH (Former Scientific Officer, SCTIMS); Rejitha. L, Head, Social Work Department, CSR Cell Chairperson; Joby Jose (CSR Cell Convenor); Anupa (CSR Cell, Co Convenor); Vinitha Sarah Philip (CSR Cell member); Deepa (CSR Cell member); Joseph Bose (CSR Cell member); Shyni.M.T (CSR Cell member); Soja Oliver, Administrative Officer, were present from the NISH side.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Thiruvananthapuram, 14 May 2026:\u00a0Continuing with its efforts towards extending a helping hand to the needy, the corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative of leading AI and digital transformation solutions company UST has contributed hearing aids to the National Institute of Speech & Hearing (NISH), Thiruvananthapuram. The hearing aids, worth Rs. 2,36,000, were handed over to NISH, and they will be used to support patients with hearing impairments. The Thiruvananthapuram-based NISH is a comprehensive multi-purpose institute focusing on the identification, intervention, rehabilitation and education of individuals with disabilities. The institute has made…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":666552,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47748],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-666551","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/666551","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=666551"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/666551\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":666554,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/666551\/revisions\/666554"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/666552"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=666551"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=666551"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=666551"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}