Africa: Fewer Than 2% of Africans Who Need Hearing Aids Have Them, but New Solutions Offer Hope
Hearing loss affects more than 1.5 billion people worldwide. Close to 80% live in low – and middle – income countries, where hearing care is out of reach for most. In Africa, an estimated 136 million people live with hearing loss, a figure expected to more than double to 337 million by 2050. Yet fewer…
