nternational organisation to build audiology clinic

Sound Seekers, an international organisation that helps deaf and hearing-impaired people in developing countries, has promised to provide funds for construction of an audiology clinic in Malawi.
Speaking on Monday at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) unit, Sound Seekers chief executive officer Lucy Carter said most people in developing countries suffer from hearing problems because they do not have access to audiology services and hearing aids.
“We want people who have hearing problems to be assisted accordingly, as such, we are planning to send two Malawians to pursue masters degree studies in audiology. In the meantime, we will bring to Malawi an international audiologist who will be assisting the only one doctor specialised in ENT,” said Carter.
A surgeon in the ENT unit at Qech, Wakisa Mulwafu, said the World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates the problem of hearing impairment to be at four percent in Malawi.
He said they are conducting an awareness campaign to make people realise that loss of hearing can be prevented by taking proper care of their ears and seeking medical attention whenever they have problems with their ears.
“The ENT unit has been assisting people for a number of years now but continues to face problems in human and financial resources,” said Mulwafu.n