Macquarie University Designated as WHO Collaborating Centre

WHO Collaborating Centre: The WHO Hearing Forum accepted the Hearing, Education Application Research (HEAR) Centre as a member in 2019, and since then, it has been meeting the stringent evaluation and appraisal requirements to become an official collaborating centre. The HEAR Centre is housed under the new consilience research centre Macquarie University Hearing.

Adults under the age of 65 and Indigenous Australians are two of Australia’s most underserved populations in terms of hearing health, and the HEAR Centre approaches hearing loss from a public-health perspective.

HEAR seeks to reduce the detrimental effects of hearing loss in Australia and around the world by adopting a community-led, public health approach to data collection, solution design, and clinician education.

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According to Professor S Bruce Dowton, vice chancellor of Macquarie University, the need for bettering hearing understanding and healthcare has never been greater given that around 1.5 billion individuals worldwide suffer from hearing loss.

“Being named a WHO Collaborating Centre is further recognition of Macquarie University’s role as a global hub for hearing research, education, and engagement,” says Professor Dowton.

“The University aims to make a real difference for people with hearing loss, not only in Australia but also worldwide,” says a statement from one of its research centres.

The research team’s impact on shaping hearing policy will increase as a result of being a WHO Collaborating Centre, according to Professor Catherine McMahon, Director of the HEAR Centre.