Technology to the rescue of research stymied by CoVID19

Technology to the rescue of research stymied by CoVID19

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...
Eisdell Moore Centre Symposium 2020

Eisdell Moore Centre Symposium 2020

On 12 February 80 researchers, clinicians, NGOs and industry partners from the hearing and balance sector came together for the Eisdell Moore Centre’s annual symposium. The symposium celebrated the third anniversary of the Centre and brought the five members of...
Looking for answers in the Pacific

Looking for answers in the Pacific

Elizabeth Holt knows Pacific people are facing problems accessing hearing health care, and the Eisdell Moore Centre’s Pacific Research Co-ordinator is looking for answers.She knows Pacific children in New Zealand are over-represented in otitis media (glue ear)...
Supporting Ear and Hearing services in the Pacific Region

Supporting Ear and Hearing services in the Pacific Region

Clockwise from left: Public Health Course for Hearing Impairment participants; Dr Silina Motofaga from the Pacific Community at the Pacific Regional meeting; Public Health Course participants hard at work at the Tāmaki Innovation Campus; Participants of the Pacific...
Māori hearing health care – driving the passion

Māori hearing health care – driving the passion

Māori have the highest rate of self-reported disabling hearing loss in New Zealand and Alehandrea (Aleh) Manuel is leading research into how sufferers are accessing services to do something about it. The work is part of both an Eisdell Moore Centre (EMC) programme and...