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More Implants Means More Celebrations Today
Friday, 25 February 2022, 9:05 am | Southern Cochlear Implant Programme
As more and more people receive a life-changing cochlear implant and hear again, International Cochlear Implant Day today 25 February is truly something to celebrate in Aotearoa in 2022. In last year’s Budget the Government allocated an extra $28 ... More >>
Cautious Optimism Toward Labour’s Pledge To Increase Cochlear Implant Funding
Tuesday, 29 September 2020, 4:41 pm | Southern Cochlear Implant Programme
Today’s announcement by the Labour Party that, if elected next month, it would increase cochlear implant funding has been met with cautious optimism by New Zealand’s two providers of cochlear implant services. Southern Cochlear Implant Programme (SCIP) ... More >>
Budget delivers heartbreak for cochlear implant patients
Thursday, 30 May 2019, 6:34 pm | Southern Cochlear Implant Programme
Despite surgery readily available to restore both their hearing and the life they once enjoyed, nearly 200 New Zealanders again had their hopes dashed today with no announcement of increased adult cochlear implant funding in the 2019 Budget. “Moreover, ... More >>
Government announcement will change lives significantly
Monday, 28 April 2014, 3:28 pm | Southern Cochlear Implant Programme
The head of the Christchurch-based Southern Cochlear Implant Programme says today’s announcement of extra funding for cochlear implants will significantly change the lives of children with profound hearing loss. The devices are similar in size to ... More >>
Cochlear implant use at an all-time high, audiologist says
Monday, 24 March 2014, 12:06 pm | Southern Cochlear Implant Programme
As Hearing Week (23 - 30 March) begins, the number of profoundly deaf children and adults receiving cochlear implants is at an all-time high with 596 adults and children currently registered with the Southern Cochlear Implant Programme - compared to 70 ... More >>
