WORLD WIDE HEARING FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL

According to the World Health Organization, 642 million people in the world suffer from hearing loss. In response to this immense global need, WWH created an innovative system of hearing care called Hearing Express. Hearing Express is designed to provide hearing aids to vast numbers of people in underserved communities without sacrificing on quality. According to the World Health Organization, 642 million people suffer from hearing loss; 181 million are children. 80% of people with hearing lo... ss live in developing countries; less than 1% of people who need a hearing aid have access to one. Some countries, like Guatemala, have only one audiologist. At an average unit price of $3,000, hearing aids are unaffordable for most people. For poor children in underserved communities in developing countries who need access to better hearing, World Wide Hearing is a better hearing enabler that delivers hearing aids and services through the creation of a last-mile distribution network. Unlike traditional audiology services our service is provided through a network of trained local female entrepreneurs. Using new, mobile technologies, we lower the cost of provision of hearing aids by up to 90%.Larger purchase volumes of hearing aids will enable us to further drive down equipment costs and make our local distribution financially self-sustaining.More