New Smartphone-Compatible Device Enhances Voice Screening Access in South Africa

New smartphone-compatible device enhances voice screening access in South Africa

UP Researchers Develop Low-Cost Voice Screening Device

Pretoria – The University of Pretoria (UP) has announced that researchers have developed a low-cost screening device to expand access to voice care in South Africa. The university on Tuesday, 21 April 2026, stated that a groundbreaking, low-cost, smartphone-compatible device was being tested as part of ongoing research. The device enables clinicians and trained users to take a close-up look at the voice user’s vocal cords. “Our aim was to develo…