Screening for childhood hearing impairment in resource-constrained settings: Opportunities and possibilities

Lucretia Petersen; Lebogang Ramma

doi:10.7196/SAMJ.2015.v105i11.10082

Editorial

Screening for childhood hearing impairment in resource-constrained settings: Opportunities and possibilities

Lucretia Petersen, Lebogang Ramma

Abstract

Given the successful implementation of universal neonatal hearing screening and the value of such services in developed countries, we in developing countries should be asking ourselves ‘how’, and not ‘whether’, such services should be delivered in our contexts.

Authors' affiliations

Lucretia Petersen, DDivision of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa

Lebogang Ramma, Division of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa