The purpose of this publication is to highlight the unmet need for rehabilitation and assistive technology for persons living with neglected tropical diseases, and provide recommendations for improving access to services through an integrated service delivery model.
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This reports on a project that was implemented during 2022 in collaboration with the Fiji Ministry of Health and Medical Services and with the support of the WHO Fiji Country Office.
In response to the identified need to strengthen Tajikistan's assistive technology sector, aligned with the Tajikistan National Programme on Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities (2017-2020) WHO supported the goverment to pilot an initiative.
The WHO Eye care competency framework (ECCF) is a tool that will provide a set of global comprehensive competencies and activities. This tool will enable planning and development of eye care workforce to be aligned to a recognized standard of competencies and activities and will assist with maintaining an effective eye care workforce in terms of composition, …
This accompanying guide to the WHO ECCF provides a step-by-step approach on how users can adapt and use the ECCF in their context. Additionally, it guides users to develop their own competency framework and/or competency-based curricula for their setting. Four case studies are included in the guide to assist users understand the application of the ECCF in different…
The Report of the 2030 targets on effective coverage of eye care intends to serve as a reference point to commence monitoring progress towards the 2030 global targets that were endorsed by Member States at the 74th World Health Assembly. This report draws on key results from a comprehensive analysis of population-based eye health surveys and includes estimates of…
At the Seventy-third World Health Assembly in November 2020, WHO Member States adopted resolution WHA73 “Integrated people-centred eye care, including preventable vision impairment and blindness”. In recognition of the growing need for eye care services worldwide, the resolution requests 1WHO to “develop guidance on evidence-based and cost–effective eye care…
The goal of this Global Competency and Outcomes Framework for UHC is to advance improvements in health and progress towards UHC through aligning health worker education approaches with population health needs and health system demands. More specifically, the primary objective of this document is to provide guidance for the specification of pre-service and in-service…
The Global report on assistive technology was developed in response to the World Health Assembly resolution WHA71.8 on improving access to assistive technology adopted in May 2018. Guided by an Expert Advisory Group, the WHO and UNICEF have jointly developed this report collaborating with global assistive technology stakeholders. It presents a comprehensive dataset…
The Strategic action framework to improve access to assistive technology in the Eastern Mediterranean Region was developed with the vision that all people living in the Region will have access to the assistive products they need to fully enjoy all human rights and fundamental freedoms. The framework is intended to support Member States in their efforts to implement…