Minister of Health, Elija Muchima, has commended Starkey Hearing Institute Zambia for providing free hearing aid to more than 25,000 Zambians.
The media reports that the Minister said this in a speech read on his behalf by Ministry of Health Director for Nursing and Midwifery, Daphne Shimambo at the event.
Dr Muchima expressed gratitude to the founders of Starkey Institute on behalf of the government, saying the institute is improving hearing health care across more than 100 countries including Zambia.
The Minister further noted that President Hakainde Hichilema has put up measures to address the shortage of professional specialists in Zambia’s health care system and one such mechanism is private sector partnership in training health professionals.
Starkey Institute Audiologist and First Oncologist in Zambia and Sub Saharan Africa, Dr Alfred mwamba, emphasised the need to prioritise children with hearing difficulties, as they can be treated if detected early.
Meanwhile, Valedictorian, Harrison Kazembe, assured that the knowledge acquired with his fellow graduates during the training, will trickle down to communities where they come from.
