The high cost of hearing aids restricts access to assistive devices for those who need them to improve their aural faculty, according to Members of Parliament, and the National Council of Persons with Disabilities (NCPD).
Both institutions have called for hearing aid payment coverage under the Community-Based Health Insurance Scheme, commonly known as Mutuelle de Santé. Under this scheme, a member pays 10 per cent of the cost of medical bills for the treatment offered by health facilities, which eases the costs they would incur.
Some of the people with disabilities are not supported to get prostheses and prostheses, and assistive devices are expensive for them, Uwamariya said, citing a hearing aid that they said costs between Rwf700,000 and Rwf2 million, adding that the cost can be even higher depending on where it was sourced from.
He indicated that hearing aids are important, as for instance, they can help a student who suffers from hearing impairment to be able to study, while their inaccessibility becomes challenging for him/her.
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