Canadian grant for "Access Hear" project


17-12-2012 12:00 AM

Ammon News - Amman, (Petra) - Jordan and Canada on Sunday signed an agreement to support the hearing aids project (Access Hear) conducted by the Royal Scientific Society (RSS).

Under the agreement, signed by Canadian Ambassador Mark Gwozdecky and RSS Vice President Odeh Jayyousi, the Canadian Investment Fund will grant 50,000 Canadian Dollars to support the progress of the project.

Access Hear, the Middle East’s first hearing aid assembly line, was launched in September with a $300,000 grant from the US Agency for International Development (USAID).

Director of the Project Ahmad Karaki told "Petra" that the project, which employs only deaf Jordanians, assemble hearing aids with exceptional quality that meets international requirements.

The technologically advanced hearing aids are cost-effective, and are sold at competitive prices relative to international brands, he added.




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