HI-Genes Africa News

May 16, 2025

Advancing genetic services in African healthcare: Challenges, opportunities, and strategic insights from a scoping review

by: Karen Kengne Kamga , Pallissa Fonkam Marlyse, Seraphin Nguefack, Ambroise Wonkam

March 18, 2025

Etiologies of Early-Onset Hearing Impairment in Rwanda

By: Esther Uwibambe, Leon Mutesa, Charles Muhizi , Isaie Ncogoza, Elvis Twumasi Aboagye, Norbert Dukuze, Samuel M. Adadey, Carmen DeKock and Ambroise Wonkam

March 18, 2025

Whole-exome sequencing reveals known and candidate genes for hearing impairment in Mali

by: Abdoulaye Yalcouyé^1,2,3 ∙ Isabelle Schrauwen⁴ ∙ Oumou Traoré¹∙ … ∙ Guida Landouré^1,5 ∙ Suzanne M. Leal⁴ ∙ Ambroise Wonkam

September 6, 2023

CPE in Cameroon

To raise awareness and educate regarding genetics and hearing impairment. World Hearing Day activities as part of WHO World Hearing Day events.

September 6, 2023

Radio interview in Ghana

To raise awareness and educate regarding genetics and hearing impairment. World Hearing Day activities as part of WHO World Hearing Day events.

September 6, 2023

CPE in SA

To raise awareness and educate regarding genetics and hearing impairment. World Hearing Day activities as part of WHO World Hearing Day events.

September 1, 2023

The Hearing Impairment Ontology: A Tool for Unifying Hearing Impairment Knowledge to Enhance Collaborative Research

Capture the full scope of variation to improve health care, equity and medical research globally.

September 1, 2023

Deaf awareness month

The focus is to create awareness about deafness during September (Deaf awareness month). Radio interview on Cape Talk.

February 16, 2023

University of Ghana scientists identify deafness causative gene

Scientists at the University of Ghana have identified a gene linked to inherited deafness in the country.