In response to COVID-19, WHO worked with in-country partners in India, Iraq and Papua New Guinea (PNG) in 2020 and 2021, to implement a project to strengthen local capacity for community-level assistive technology (AT) services, at the same time developing a model of remote-support to the in-country teams. The project addressed access and distance to services as a…
Training in priority assistive products: report from the first pilot
The first pilot of the training in priority assistive products package (TAP) was carried out in Bangalore, India in partnership with Mobility India and the Bangalore Baptist Hospital’s Community Health Division in collaboration with Motivation Australia, LV Prasad Eye Institute, and the University College London. This report aims to presents an overview of TAP and of the pilot, illustrate the key pilot findings, and highlights key recommendations.
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Publisher Name:
World Health Organization (WHO)
Publisher Website:
https://www.who.int/
Publication Year:
2018
Languages:
English
Country or Region:
India
Categories:
Report
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