Follow our journey to Nigeria! A mission team including several of our JHBI staff is spending the week in Africa. Learn more: Hearing Help for Africa.
June 3, 2019
Hearing Help for Africa Trip 2019
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How You Can Help Our Hearing Help for Africa Mission Trip
What is Hearing Help for Africa? Hearing Help for Africa is a non-profit organization that focuses on providing high quality ear-related medical services to the people of Joss, Nigeria. The organization was founded in 2010 by our very own Dr. Douglas Green, his wife, Kelly, and an ear, nose, and throat surgeon, Dr. Joel Anthis.…
JHBI Heads to Nigeria
This week a team from Jacksonville Hearing and Balance Institute will be traveling to Nigeria to provide teaching opportunities and provide hearing services for those who are deaf or hard-of-hearing. During their time in Nigeria the team will lead a seminar in the capital city of Abuja regarding cochlear implants. The seminar is intended to…
Hearing Help for Africa
Hearing Help for Africa is nonprofit organization founded in part by Dr. Green in 2010. Hearing Help for Africa aims to treat ear related conditions and provide training and support for physicians and clinical staff in Jos, Nigeria. Through annual mission trips and remote assistance Dr. Green and his staff has been able to perform…
An 8-Station Temporal Bone Lab furthers medical education in Jos, Nigeria
In May the first temporal bone lab opened at Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) in Jos, Nigeria. Originally located at Swedish Hospital (Denver, CO) and used by the Cochlear Corporation to train U.S. surgeons in cochlear implant surgery, the eight-station refurbished lab was installed and is now used by otolaryngology residents and surgeons from all…