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Background information
The World Health Organisation estimates that at least 250 million people have a disabling hearing loss. Two-thirds of these live in developing countries where resources to prevent hearing impairment and to find and help those who are affected are very limited.
There are many causes of hearing loss in developing countries and it is believed that around 50% are preventable.
The Trustees have experience of working with hearing impaired and deaf adults in Britain and in developing counties and have helped provide training for others coming to Britain from more disadvantaged economies. This has brought an understanding of what is required to support the development of professionals and services in these areas and has created a desire to help provide assistance.
As part of the work AUD-M-ED has done, we've dealt with people from many different countries around the world, all with different situations from the one those in Europe are used to. Click on the links below to find out more about audiology in:
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Dr. Naufal Kassim (pictured on the right with two of the trustees) is responsible for setting up the first ENT unit in Zanzibar. He recognised the importance of audiological knowledge in providing a good service and approached the AUD-M-ED Trust to sponsor him on the short course in Clinical Audiology run by the Birmingham School of Audiology in September 2006. AUD-M-ED provided the funding for the course and arranged for him to have some clinical experience observing audiology clinics in the Manchester area.