Nepal Hearing Project
Providing hearing care, treatment and devices to thousands of patients across Nepal.
As with many poor societies, ear infections are very common in Nepal, and these often progress to moderate or severe hearing loss caused by damage to the ear drum and other parts of the middle ear.
The Nepal Hearing Project commenced operations in March 2010, headed by David Hine, an audiologist from Melbourne, Australia. David established a hearing clinic in Pokhara and began providing hearing care to the local community.
Our Impact
David and visiting overseas clinicians provided hearing care at the clinic, local schools and rural ear camps. A local employee was trained as an audiometric assistant and administrator to conduct screening and support hearing-aid recipients with advice and maintenance.
The project provided treatment and hearing devices for thousands of patients in Nepal, helping people communicate and participate more fully in their communities.
In November 2015, management of the clinic transferred to an international ENT hospital in Pokhara.
A Lasting Legacy
Through the Nepal Hearing Project, David and his team provided medical treatment and supplied and fitted hearing devices for thousands of patients each year, both at the clinic, local schools and rural ear camps. The initiative became well established and well known throughout Nepal.
Countless beneficiaries who attended the clinic were given the gift of hearing, allowing them to resume normal participation in society, being able to communicate, and giving them better potential to succeed in life.
Since November 2015, the Hearing Clinic has been successfully operating under the management of a new International ENT hospital in Pokhara. This wonderful initiative is now reaching out even further and providing help to even more people in the community.