CANADIAN CI ADVOCACY: Alberta Health Services to Fund Bilateral CI for Adults
Marilyn Kingdon Chair of the CHHA Spend2Save Cochlear Implant Advisory Committee.
The Canadian Hard of Hearing Association (CHHA) launched its campaign, Spend2Save, to improve access to CI services across the Canadian provinces ,on CI International Day, and Chair Marilyn Kingdon was delighted to announce on our CIICA Conversation on bilateral funding for adults, that Alberta Health Services (AHS) are now supporting sequential cochlear implants for eligible unilateral cochlear implant users.
Adult Hearing Health: Canada’s Growing Challenge:
Spend To Save Canada Initiative:By investing in hearing technology today you can transform the lives of future generations.
In 2019, it was estimated that 191,736 Canadians could have benefited from a cochlear implant, yet by that time, only 13,146 had ever received one. That is less than 7% nationally.
Investing in hearing healthcare and advanced hearing technologies like cochlear implants not only transforms lives but also generates significant cost savings for society.
Investing in hearing healthcare and advanced hearing technologies like cochlear implants not only transforms lives but also generates significant cost savings for society.
24 April 2025
