Chennai: To provide specialised speech and hearing therapies, Apollo Clinic has tied-up with HearFon that will give access to a range of treatment and hearing aids by qualified audiologists. The partnership which was signed Tuesday, will be implemented in Chennai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad among other cities.
“According to WHO study published in 2016, five million children in India suffer from speech and hearing impairment warranting the need for such specialised speech and hearing therapies,” said a press release. Apollo Clinics and HearFon will also offer AMC packages for continued preventive maintenance and extended warranty schemes on the hearing aid.
Apollo Clinic chief operating officer Anand Wasker, said, “Our aim is to make quality healthcare and treatment available within arm’s reach. The partnership reinforces this commitment as it has the right set of qualitative and sophisticated hearing aid, testing equipment and therapies.”
HearFon Hearing and Speech Clinics CEO and founder and audiologist, Krishnakumar, said, “With this support, the team will certainly excel in the hearing healthcare segment, further accelerating our shared growth. We are confident of this partnership and look forward to meeting milestones together by providing world class professional services and creating the best platform for audiologists across India to help us serve our clients better each day.”