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Audiology training in South Africa

1 May 2017 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic
There are many different ways to become an audiologist throughout the world and it is interesting to see how different some of the training routes can be. Dr Cherilee Rutherford, a lecturer in audiology at the University of Cape Town,...

Spotlight on Africa: paediatric ENT focus

1 May 2019 | | ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Paediatrics
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) carries 24% of the global disease burden but employs only 3% of the world’s health workers [1]. Unique workforce considerations exist in SSA including a paucity of skilled health professionals and fluctuant political climates [1,2]. Shazia Peer...

Out of Africa: Audiovannah audiology clinic in Zimbabwe

1 March 2016 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic
Audiovannah reception area. In 2015 two Danish audiologists, Jenny Pedersen and Nicolai Pedersen, relocated to Zimbabwe and opened a full service audiology clinic (Audiovannah) in the capital city of Harare. The focus has been to give back as much as...

Developing ENT and audiology services in Southern Africa

3 November 2022 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - 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...

COVID-19: UCT-Africa Virtual ENT transcends academic silos

9 September 2020 | | ENTA - ENT
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a global catastrophe with far-reaching consequences felt across many fronts around the world. One such aspect is the training of the future generation of ENT surgeons. With routine elective activity curtailed, academic conferences cancelled, and...

Remote hearing aid fittings and maintenance – exploring applications in Africa

1 November 2014 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - 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...

Empowering hearing rehabilitation professionals in Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia

6 November 2024 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - Audiology - Diagnostic, ENTA - Audiology - Paediatric, ENTA - Otology
The Hearing Healthcare Alliance empowers professionals across Africa and Asia through comprehensive training programmes, improving local hearing rehabilitation services. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), approximately 430 million people worldwide require rehabilitation for disabling hearing loss [1]. This number...

Developing ENT and audiology services in Southern Africa (Part 2)

6 January 2023 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - ENT
In the last issue of ENT & Audiology News, we heard from retired Professor Christopher Prescott on the challenges faced and progress made made locally to address the inequity and inequality of access to ENT and allied health professional services...

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

4 May 2021 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Otology
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 | | ENTA - Audiology - Adult, ENTA - ENT, ENTA - Otology
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...

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

7 January 2020 |
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...

hearX Group technology featured by BBC Africa

5 August 2021 | Company Profiles, Global Health, Research & Development
Recent studies show that one in every five people may suffer from hearing loss. It is estimated that by 2050, one in every ten people will have disabling hearing loss.