This guide to assistive technology (AT) market assessment and shaping is an informative tool that helps readers to understand the AT market and apply market assessment and shaping concepts within their own national, regional and subregional contexts. This guide outlines (i) what, broadly, the AT market is; (ii) what market assessment and shaping are; and (iii) what…
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The market assessment report in Tajikistan provides an in-depth evaluation of the assistive technology market, focusing on three key segments: wheelchairs, hearing aids and prosthetics and orthotics. The study applied a market-shaping framework to assess demand, supply, cost and quality standards, and it identified challenges, including regulatory processes and…
This report assesses the current gaps, needs, and opportunities for assistive technology in Azerbaijan.The situational analysis was conducted under the leadership of the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of the Population of the Republic of Azerbaijan with technical support from the WHO Country Office in Azerbaijan
The purpose of the WHO South-East Asia Regional Strategy on healthy ageing: 2024–2030 is to provide the Region’s 11 Member States (Bangladesh, Bhutan, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, India, Indonesia, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor-Leste) with a roadmap of actions, organized around the foci of the UNDHA: Plan of Action 2021–2030, to…
The integrated care for older people approach, referred to as ICOPE, aims to facilitate the reorientation of health and social services towards more person-centred and coordinated care that supports the optimization of intrinsic capacity and functional ability for older people. ICOPE is WHO’s approach to support the delivery of integrated care for older people within…
This document complements the guidance provided by the WHO EMT publication "Classification and minimum standards for emergency medical teams" and has been developed to inform about the often-unmet need for SCI care in emergencies. It provides practical guidance on additional components of SCI specific emergency care for Member States, ministries of health,…
Learning on TAP (TAP for short) is an innovative WHO blended learning resource for primary health care and other community-level workers. It is an open-access platform hosting online modular courses on a range of health topics, including assistive technology, sensory functions (eyes and ears), vision and hearing screening for school-age children, and primary eye care…
Containing over 580 measures and supported by some of the world's top therapists, researchers, educators and doctors, the Rehabilitation Measures Database (RMD) is the go-to resource for measuring benchmarks and outcomes in physical medicine and rehabilitation.
Factsheet on augmentive and alternative communication (AAC)
The document will provide guidance for the fabrication, prescription, and follow-up of the assistive devices. Convergence in the management of leprosy through assistive technology devices, highlighted in the document, will help in alleviating the consequences of impairments and in improving the Activities of Daily Living.