Since March 2020 WA has been in a state of isolation from the rest of the country and world with our state borders sealed off. Now, as government officially opens the state border on March 3, the highly contagious Omicron variant is bringing it down from within and presenting new challenges.
Read MoreAngloGold Ashanti, our longest running sponsor, has generously committed to sponsoring a special Goldfields visit to Kalgoorlie Boulder Community High School. The visit from our Clinical Team in October will assess Clontarf Academy enrollees similar to the work we have done with the SE Clontarf Academy in Esperance since 2015.
Read MoreSince October 2015 Earbus Foundation has provided Newborn Hearing Screening (NBHS) in the state’s private maternity hospitals under contract to the WA Department of Health through the Child and Adolescent Health Service (CAHS). In total Earbus has screened just under 47,000 neonates and we can expect to screen our 50,000th baby in the not too distant future.
Read MoreThe remarkable statistics above would not have been possible without our vital partnerships with Aboriginal Medical Services across the state. Our sincere and humble thanks to all of them for their professional support and wise counsel throughout 2020.
Read More2020 will hold its place in world history for many decades to come as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and massive disruption across the globe. Like all health organisations Earbus Foundation was challenged on many fronts and was forced to re-think service delivery and how to protect staff, children, families and communities.
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