MISHA is the association of speech language pathologists, audiologists and speech, hearing and language scientists of India. MISHA is the Maharashtra branch of ISHA. MISHA primarily deals with hearing and speech related issues. All the members of MISHA are experts in the field of hearing and speech related problems. MISHA celebrates speech and hearing week in the month of December. Read on to know more about the Maharashtra branch of ISHA.The Indian Speech and Hearing Association is the professional and scientific association for more 1500 members who are speech-language pathologists, audiologists, and speech, language, and hearing scientists in India and internationally. A number of its state branches organize various activities for awareness of speech and hearing disorders. Its branch in Maharashtra –MISHA has been very active.
MISHA was initially started as the alumni group of Speech and Hearing Professionals of T.N. Medical College, Nair Hospital Mumbai. Later it was registered as Maharashtra Branch of ISHA. It is more than twenty years old registered body, but as it happens in many organizations, MISHA was inactive and was revived in the year 2000, since then, MISHA has been actively working towards its goals.
In order to fulfill the commitments, MISHA has been organizing series of lectures, discussion forums. To highlight the few lectures, MISHA had arranged lectures on various subjects such as Language, Voice, Dysphasia, Fluency disorders, and consideration of Consumer Protection Act in Audiology and Speech Therapy Practice by the eminent speakers in the last five years.
MISHA has been celebrating Speech & Hearing week in the month of December regularly for last five years as per the guidelines of ISHA. The purpose is to create awareness among the people as well as among the medical professionals.
MISHA has successfully organized three ISHA conventions in the past, and every time it has taken ISHA at one ladder up under the able guidance of their office bearers . Mr. R. K. Oza an eminent Audiologist and speech language Pathologist and a pioneer in this field, has always been the driving force of MISHA body.
