Newborn Hearing Screening for All
In 2022 the Hearing Healthcare Alliance (HHA) started a pilot project for universal Newborn Hearing Screening (NHS) at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal. Thanks to a collaboration with the South Tyrolean “World Doctors” a similar programme could be established in Dulikhel Hospital. In a recent meeting with representatives of the Ministry of Health of Nepal we could discuss the outcomes and learnings of the NHS projects.
Discussing Awareness on hearing loss with Pakistan Bait ul Mal
A Meeting with the Managing Director of Pakistan Bait ul Mal, Senator Colonel Shaheen Khalid Butt, and his team took place on 27 February 2025. The goal of the meeting was to discuss ways of making ear and hearing care accessible for everybody.
Open Rehabilitation Workshop in Islamabad
A workshop on paediatric hearing rehabilitation was held on 27 February in CDA Hospital in Islamabad led by two international experts: MaryKay Therres and Sandra Eisner.
World Hearing Day at CMH Rawalpindi
On 26 February 2025 Combined Military Hospital Rawalpindi, the major army health institution in Pakistan held an event celebrating the World Hearing Day. A number of high-rank hearing healthcare officials from all over Pakistan honoured the event by their attendance. It was hosted by the head of the ENT Department – Major General Maqbool Raza. Attending Pakistani experts raised awareness on the importance of Newborn hearing screening, treatment of hearing loss and the importance of access to hearing devices, including Cochlear Implants.
New PCHR Islamabad
The third PCHR group started the course with the first session in Islamabad on 23 February 2025 in the CDA Hospital. 12 experienced local professionals who work with hearing technology recipients took part in the first four-day session. Among them were 4 participants who work in rural remote regions where very few therapists have to support a high number of patients.
Audiology Workshop in Islamabad
On 24 February 2025 six hearing healthcare professionals took part in an Audiology Workshop in Islamabad. These participating audiologists and ENT surgeons received intensive training. The experienced MED-EL clinical specialist, Sören Jetzinger, instructed the participants about the implications of the intersection of otological surgery and audiology.
Audiology Workshop in Karachi
On 23 February an Audiology workshop took place in Karachi. The workshop was led by the experienced Austrian clinical specialist Sören Jetzinger from MED-EL. Seven participating audiologists received highly informative training on audiology and technical handling of hearing devices.
TBL at Aga Khan University Hospital, Pakistan
On the 22 February 2025 a Temporal bone and Cochlear Implant Course took place at the Aga Khan University Hospital for ENT residents. Under the supervision of the renowned expert Dr. Akbar Abbas 7 ENT surgeons advanced their knowledge about the anatomy of temporal bone and got the opportunity to develop their surgical skills.
Onsite PCHR Workshop for Group 3 in Nairobi
From 16 to 18 December 2024 Group 3 from SSA had an onsite workshop within the Professional Certificate in Hearing Rehabilitation in Nairobi, Kenya. Rehabilitation specialists Johanna Reheis and Jayne Simpson led a three-day intensive training for speech therapists from Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda and Ghana.
150 Caretakers trained in second round of Family Workshops in Pakistan
Within the training of trainers approach, the ten last-year graduates of the Professional Certificate in Hearing Rehabilitation (PCHR) have already trained 270 caretakers in two rounds of parent workshops during a year.