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Using tele-audiology in Zambia’s ear and hearing care desert

4 May 2021 | Alfred Mwamba, Jackie L Clark (Prof) | Audiology - Adult, Audiology - Diagnostic

Addressing the medical desert with tele-audiology and tele-education. If a ‘medical desert’ is defined as a community that lives more than 60 miles away from the nearest acute care hospital, then try to imagine an appropriate term for a situation...

Using tele-audiology in Zambia’s ear and hearing care desert

4 May 2021 | Alfred Mwamba, Jackie L Clark (Prof) | Audiology - Adult, Audiology - Diagnostic

Starkey Hearing Institute - Zambia: Bridging the Hearing Health Access Gap in Sub-Saharan Africa

7 January 2020 | Alfred Mwamba

Here, we continue exploring audiology training routes across the world with a focus on bridging the Hearing Health Access Gap in Sub-Saharan Africa. This article is provided by Alfred Mwamba, AuD, who is the Executive Director for the Starkey Hearing...

Developing ENT and audiology services in Southern Africa

3 November 2022 | Christopher Prescott (Prof), Racheal Hapunda, Clemence Chidziva, Wakisa Mulwafu (Prof) | Audiology - Adult, ENT

Much has been said of the paucity of ENT and its related services in low- and middle-income countries. This article from a retired paediatric otolaryngologist discusses the progress that has been made locally to redress these health inequalities. He has...

Sound Seekers: audiology in the developing world

27 August 2019 | Kavita Prasad | Audiology - Adult, Audiology - Diagnostic, Audiology - Paediatric

Kavita Prasad, the current CEO of Soundseekers, is an inspirational woman in a leadership role within the audiology world. Here, she gives us an overview of the scope of the charity and the ways in which they improve the lives...

What happens to donated hearing aids?

1 September 2018 | Bhavisha Parmar | Audiology - Adult, Audiology - Diagnostic, Audiology - Paediatric, Auditory Implants, Tinnitus, Speech and Language Therapy, Otology, Neurotology

According to the WHO, only 3% of people in developing countries who require hearing aids have one. Over the years many people, organisations and companies have donated old hearing aids to charities. Bhavisha Parmar, an audiologist who volunteered with Sound...

Differing outcomes of three Sub-Saharan Africa journeys with the common goal of task sharing in audiology

4 May 2021 | Jackie L Clark (Prof), Karin Joubert, Alfred Mwamba | Audiology - Adult, Otology, ENT

Task sharing can be designed and implemented specific to the needs of each programme. Foundational principles of global health include developing local leadership as a means to successful sustainable service provision in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) or regions. It...

Differing outcomes of three Sub-Saharan Africa journeys with the common goal of task sharing in audiology

4 May 2021 | Jackie L Clark (Prof), Karin Joubert, Alfred Mwamba | Audiology - Adult, Otology, ENT

Vicarious (nasal) menstruation

3 September 2021 | John Riddington Young | ENT

Hippocrates himself is known to have said that when a woman’s menses are due, but instead of the usual vaginal menstrual flow, she has a haemorrhage from the nose, then this is a sure sign of pregnancy [1]. Artist’s impression...

In conversation with Lucy Carter

1 July 2014 | Lucy Carter, David M Baguley (Prof) | Audiology - Adult, Audiology - Paediatric

Sound Seekers is a UK based charity, seeking to help deaf people, particularly children, in the poorest communities in the world. The aim is to work in partnership with local organisations and institutions to ensure we deliver sustainable and cost-effective...

Remote hearing aid fittings and maintenance – exploring applications in Africa

1 November 2014 | Shannon Kruyt, De Wet Swanepoel (Prof) | Audiology - Adult, Audiology - Paediatric

Introduction Technology and connectivity are allowing audiological services to be provided in novel ways. The field of telehealth, although firmly established over the past two decades, is buoyed by the continued and rapid advances in information and communication technologies. Remote...

World Hearing Forum members wanted

5 September 2023

Applications are open until 30 September 2023 to become a member of the World Hearing Forum. The global network is looking for people who want to advocate for hearing care and safe listening. The forum, which includes three working groups...

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