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The National Foundation for the Deaf says it has been a long time coming, but there is finally a new screening programme in place to check newborns for hearing loss.
The national programme starts in July, and is part of a larger $16-million government plan to address hearing issues in New Zealand.
An additional $8.4 million will be put aside over four years to provide cochlear implants for children with hearing loss.
Foundation Chairmen Professor Peter Thorne says the system is long overdue.
The National Foundation for the Deaf says it has been a long time coming, but there is finally a new screening programme in place to check newborns for hearing loss.
The national programme starts in July, and is part of a larger $16-million government plan to address hearing issues in New Zealand.
An additional $8.4 million will be put aside over four years to provide cochlear implants for children with hearing loss.
Foundation Chairmen Professor Peter Thorne says the system is long overdue.