A’tini Sawtan (Give me a voice)
Rehabilitating patients with degenerative diseases using alternative communication technologies, to improve communication with the family, meet daily needs, express wishes, encourage decision-making, and improve quality of life overall.
Target group:
Patients at King Faisal Specialist Hospital in Riyadh who have communication impairments caused by degenerative neurological or neuromuscular diseases.
Location:
King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre – Riyadh.
Financial scope:
SAR 355,000
Project rationale:
• A number of patients at King Faisal Specialist Hospital have communication impairments caused by degenerative or progressive diseases, which affect their ability to communicate, to make decisions, and their quality of life overall.
Facts and figures:
• Devices will be provided for five patients in the target group, and their families will be trained to use them.
• Each device with its accessories costs SAR 71,000.