Pakistan was the first country globally to conduct the rapid Assistive Technology Assessment (rATA) national survey with the objective to assess the needs and unmet needs of assistive technology and identify the barriers to access assistive technology in the population of Pakistan. Federal Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations & Coordination (NHSRC)…
Spectacle compliance among school children in Malawi, Nigeria and Pakistan
The document presents a study on spectacle compliance among school children in Malawi, Nigeria, and Pakistan. The study was commissioned by the World Bank and aimed to assess the prevalence of refractive errors and spectacle compliance among school-going children in these countries.
Details
Publisher Name:
Global Partnership for Education
Publisher Website:
https://www.globalpartnership.org/
Publication Year:
2019
Languages:
English
Country or Region:
Malawi
Nigeria
Pakistan
Categories:
Evidence and data, Report
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