Newborn Hearing Screening Workshop in Lahore
International newborn hearing screening expert Peter Böttcher from Path Medical held a two-day hands-on workshop on newborn hearing screening and tracking in Lahore on 25 and 26 November.
Graduation of PCHR Karachi group
The second group of 10 Pakistani speech therapists finished the intensive one-year PCHR training programme in Karachi on November 6.
Discussing Newborn Hearing Screening with the Health Minister of Ethiopia
The stakeholders of the Hearing Healthcare Alliance in Ethiopia and the Austrian Ambassador in Ethiopia, H. E. Dr. Simone Knapp, on 23 October 2024, had the great honour to discuss with the Minister of Health of Ethiopia, H.E. Dr. Mekdes Daba, the future of Newborn Hearing Screening in the country and its importance for people with hearing loss.
120 caretakers trained by Pakistani speech therapists
As a result of the training of trainers approach undertaken by the Hearing Healthcare Alliance an impressive number of 120 caretakers all over Pakistan received a much-needed training in May and June 2024. Ten speech therapists empowered by the professional training programme within the HHA’s Project successfully led these workshops.
Africa Summit on Hearing Impairment.
An unprecedented historical event took place on 7th -8th of October 2024 in Nairobi, Kenia. It was organized by HHA and supported by the WHO-African Region, Hearing Group, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Kenyan Ear, Nose and Throat Society, University of Nairobi, MED-EL and Path Medical.
The Summit represented a unique opportunity for international experts, professionals, and policymakers from approximately 20 Sub-Saharan African countries to come together, foster collaboration, share knowledge, and develop actionable strategies for the systematic treatment of hearing impairment.
News from Proyash Institute
A momentous meeting took place in September in Proyash Institute in Dhaka. This event put together decision-making authorities of the institute, managers of the Austrian Hearing Healthcare Alliance (HHA) and the students of the educational programme, which they support. As the need in professional audiologists and speech therapists is vital in Bangladesh, a university degree programme to support these specialists with up-to-date theoretical knowledge and practical skills has already been successfully running in the country for several years.
PDAHD Audiology Workshop in Lahore
A new Professional Diploma on Audiology and Hearing Devices was launched in Pakistan with the first onsite workshop held from 30 September to 2 October in Lahore. Under the guidance of Philipp Schörg from University Hospital St. Pölten (Austria), 16 audiologists received extensive hands-on training on various audiological devices.
The main goal of this programme is to provide local audiologists with advanced professional skills and extensive specialized knowledge, thus enhancing the hearing healthcare sector of Pakistan.
Terms of Reference (ToR) for the Mid-term Evaluation of the HHA
The Application Period for the mid-term evaluation of the Strategic Partnership “Empowering the Hearing Healthcare Sector in Developing and Emerging Countries” has opened. Please click on the arrow below to find the respective Terms of Reference.
Family Hearing Workshops in Bhutan
Families play a vital role in the rehabilitation of children with hearing impairment. This was the theme of the HHA’s recent Family curriculum workshops in Bhutan attended by 15 parents and audiologists. The trainers who had previously graduates from MED-EL’s Professional Certificate in Hearing Rehabilitation led sessions on how to build a child’s agency with ‘power words’, the role of play in rehabilitation and other ways to support the development of hearing and language.
Newborn Hearing Screening Training in Ethiopia
Alongside the launch of Newborn Hearing Screening, the HHA held training sessions for 23 nurses, doctors and midwives who will carry out the programme. The HHA provided practical and theoretical sessions on the PathMedical screening devices, donated by MED-EL and the ADA. The graduates of this course will be the first link in a chain of care that will help babies with hearing impairment on the road from identification to diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation.