The Northern Cochlear Implant Programme (NCIP)

The Northern Cochlear Implant Programme (NCIP) is a publicly funded programme for profoundly deaf children and adults in the northern region of New Zealand.

They have opened a new web-site with information on referral criteria for adults and children. 

http://www.ncip.org.nz/health-professionals.html#who-can-refer-to-the-ncip






Chris Cairns shares a moment with daughter Isabel, who has just received a cochlear implant and can hear for the first time.(Courtesy of stuff.co.nz and Canberra times)