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Screening program aims to detect ear infections in Indigenous children

A child being examined for an ear infection

A child being examined for an ear infection Source: NITV

Indigenous children have some of the highest rates of ear infection in the world, that can often lead to hearing loss


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By Nakari Thorpe

Source: SBS


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Indigenous children have some of the highest rates of ear infection in the world, that can often lead to hearing loss



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