by shan286 | Mar 1, 2024 | Events, News
World Hearing Day 2024 is here! This year’s theme is “Changing mindsets: Let’s make ear and hearing care a reality for all!” The official World Hearing Day 2024 website. As a member of society, what mindset can we change to enable...
by mbar115 | Dec 17, 2021 | News, Uncategorised
It is well established that adequate access to sound is essential for language, emotional and cognitive development. Tamariki with hearing deficits experience lifelong challenges with communication that severely impact the quality of their life and their families....
by mbar115 | Mar 31, 2021 | News
World Hearing Day on the 3 March saw the release of the first World Report on Hearing by the World Health Organisation. Professor Peter Thorne, Director of the Eisdell Moore Centre at the University of Auckland made a substantial contribution to the content contained...
by mbar115 | Dec 17, 2020 | News
Brain Research New Zealand (BRNZ) and Eisdell Moore Centre (EMC) members congregated at the waharoa (gateway) of Te Awataha Marae. Some were nervous, some were excited, and some had mixed emotions about what was to come. The kaikaranga (Māori wāhine caller) called us...
by mbar115 | Dec 16, 2020 | News
Clockwise from left: Dr. Bernard Whitfield with Assoc. Professor ‘Amelia Tu’ipulotu (Minister of Health) during World Hearing Day 2020; Dr. Lopati (second from left) with ENT staff members and Dr Bernard Whitfield; Dr Lopati (right) and research supervisor...
by mbar115 | Jun 16, 2020 | News
By Rajesh Kumar, M.P.H. As New Zealand entered Level 4 lockdown at the end of March, researchers around the country faced many questions: How do we progress ongoing research that requires face-to-face contact with human participants when there is no certainty about...
