Elaine Mukaaya is a Ugandan 17-year-old girl who was diagnosed with severe hearing loss at an early age. She is the first child to wear bilateral cochlear implants in Uganda. In 2017, Elaine and her dad attended the World Health Organisation to raise awareness about the need to improve hearing health worldwide.

In this episode, we’ll be talking about Elaine’s experience at the WHO and the challenges faced by people with hearing loss in Uganda.