All Ears Cambodia
Enabling hearing access where it’s needed most
All Ears Cambodia (AEC) is a Cambodian NGO that provides medical, educational, and rehabilitative services to people with ear disease and hearing loss.
Based in Phnom Penh, we work with people of all ages to prevent, treat, and manage hearing conditions, while raising public awareness and building local capacity.
For more than 20 years, we have partnered with the Ministry of Health, operating four clinics nationwide and collaborating with over 80 aid organisations, schools, and hospitals.
Though open to all, we prioritise those most vulnerable, including low-income families, children living with HIV, survivors of violence, older adults, and internally displaced communities.
We manage 30,000–35,000 consultations annually.
AEC promotes integrated, people-centred ear and hearing care, expanding screening, diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation, and public health education.
Staff development is strengthened through a comprehensive professional training programme. AEC also works closely with All Ears International (UK), supporting ear and hearing care initiatives in low- and middle-income countries.
Creating meaningful change through compassionate hearing care.
Millions of children and adults in low-resourced communities live with untreated hearing loss simply because basic services are out of reach.
Access to testing, diagnosis, and hearing technology can transform lives - yet for many, these remain unavailable or unaffordable.
All Ears Cambodia is closing the gap.
Backdrop
Global Picture
Worldwide, hearing loss affects 430 million people today and is expected to reach 2.5 billion by 2050.
Most live in low- and middle-income countries where access to ear and hearing care is limited, and only a small fraction receive hearing aids or rehabilitation.
Unaddressed hearing loss affects communication, education, employment, mental health, and quality of life, and costs the global economy an estimated $980 billion annually.
Early detection through screening across the lifespan is essential.
Local Picture
Decades of conflict severely weakened Cambodia’s health system. Although national health indicators have improved, access to quality care - especially in rural areas - remains limited and out-of-pocket spending is high.
Ear and hearing health services are scarce and largely concentrated in Phnom Penh.
AEC supported audiology services at the National Eye & ENT Hospital for over 15 years, later handing the unit back as part of its exit strategy. While the hospital can now fit hearing aids, costs remain prohibitive for most Cambodians.
Few other facilities offer audiology services, and NGOs continue to play a crucial role.
