Deaf students receive hearing aid

Mr Austin noted that each hearing-aid device was being sold at $700 on the open market, but was being offered free of charge to the 850 students.

He said the organisation had already provided similar support for some students at Tamale and added that they planned to offer the same support for deaf students in Nigeria and Liberia.

The Head of Directorate of the Department of Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) at KATH, Dr Joseph Opoku-Buaben, said each beneficiary would be provided with a device relevant to their level of impairment.

He said after the devices had been fitted into the ears, there would be series of monitoring at a centre that would be created at the KATH.

He said the centres would determine the level of progress made, and based on such progress, the project would be extended to cover other parts of the country.

He gave an assurance that KATH would continue to collaborate with Starkey Hearing Foundation not only to sustain the project, but to ensure that as many people as possible with hearing impairments benefited.

Story: George Ernest Asare