Ears to hear

ABSTRACT

Dr. Salyaveth Lekagul is an otolaryngologist who has been largely responsible for the simplification of middle ear operations, so that they can be performed under local anaesthetic in rural areas of Thailand. Hi tells World Health Forum how he and his colleagues have been able to improve the hearing of many rural residents who had scant possibility of treatment before the Rural Ear. Nose and Throat Foundation took services to their doorsteps: