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Please join us at an Urgent Fund-Raising Lunch in aid of the Kaithady School Sunday 13th October 2019 from 11.30 am – 5.30pm The VIP LOUNGE  47 High Street, Edgeware, Middlesex, HA8 7DD.  Free Parking for 140 cars. Music by … Continued

The Republic of the Union of Myanmar has a population of 50.5 million people who are supported by around only 175 ENT surgeons and at present, there are no trained Audiologists or Speech & Language Therapists in the country – … Continued

Interview with Dr Shelly Chadha, Hearing Healthcare Officer at the World Health Organization Latest estimates from the World Health soon realised that, no matter how many cases we Organization (WHO) are that 360 million people in the world have disabling … Continued

As much as a gift of hearing aids for the Nuffield School for the Deaf from well-wishers and philanthropists is greatly appreciated, inappropriate aids given out without proper screening and by an unqualified dispenser does more harm than good: Children … Continued

Thida is a 72-year old woman from rural village in Kompong Speu province. Like many older people in Cambodia, Thida feels she is perceived as helpless and an unproductive member of her community. Indeed, poverty in old age is strongly … Continued

The fifteen year old boy who is pictured here was admitted to the Nuffield school at Kaithady for the hard of hearing due to deafness. Following a basic screening and audiometry testing, hearing aids were issued and his education continued … Continued

The following is a field report submitted by one of our HCC-funded doctors working in Malawi, Dr. Wakisa Mulwafu. “I first met with Lady Jean Wilson in Cape Town in 2005 and we started talking about the development of ENT … Continued