The leading Australian audiology service provider, National Hearing Care Group (NHC) launched its operations in India. The Indian operation – NHC Hearing Care (India) was launched on March 11, 2010.

NHC will be opening its first three clinics in Delhi/NCR soon with a milestone of opening eight clinics in New Delhi by June 2010. The launch in New Delhi and NCR will be followed by a roll out of hearing clinics across India.

In India, NHC will offer free hearing screening checks for persons with potential hearing problems. This will result in early detection and rehabilitation for individuals with hearing problems. ?

NHC is the leading audiology group in Asia Pacific region focusing on the diagnosis and rehabilitation of hearing loss. Through a combination of state of the art diagnostic equipment, highly skilled clinicians and commitment to the highest diagnostic protocols, NHC offers their clients the best care.

NHC has extended their position in the Australian and New Zealand market through an aggressive growth plan executed over the last 36 months. During this period, the network has grown from 39 clinics to over 180 hearing clinics in Australia and New Zealand. NHC operate company owned and managed clinics, hires the best professional staff in the industry and conducts a very effective hearing care business with a strong focus on diagnostic capabilities and world-class clinical management systems.

Hearing impairment is the most frequent sensory deficit in human population affecting over 250 million people globally. In India more than 25,000 children are born deaf every year and around eight to 10 per cent of the adult population have a hearing disability. The Ministry of Health, Government of India has launched a project to focus on the prevention and early diagnosis of deafness, treatment of ear infections and other diseases causing hearing loss.