Priority Assistive Technology Products
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Introduction[edit | edit source]
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), nine out of ten persons who require at least one assistive product go without. Children with injuries in low- and middle-income or fragile nations rely on donated wheelchairs, which are frequently of poor quality and unsuitable for the user or their surroundings.[1] People can live a healthy life with the help of assistive products.to live productive, independent, and dignified lives take part in education, the labor market, and civic life. Assistive technology can also help to reduce the need, Long-term care, provision of formal health and support services as well as caregivers' efforts. People who do not have access to assistive products may face exclusion, isolation, and poverty, as well as becoming a burden to their family and society.[2] To increase access to high-quality, low-cost assistive technology The World Health Organization recommends products in all countries. The World Health Organization (WHO) is introducing the Priority Assistive Products List (APL). The APL is the first stage in implementing the Global Cooperation on Assistive Technology (GATE), a global commitment to improve access to assistive products.[2]
Definitions[edit | edit source]
Assistive products is define as "Any external product (including devices, equipment, instruments or software), especially produced or generally available, the primary purpose of which is to maintain or improve an individual’s functioning and independence, and thereby promote their well-being. Assistive products are also used to prevent impairments and secondary health conditions. Priority assistive products: Those products that are highly needed, an absolute necessity to maintain or improve an individual’s functioning and which need to be available at a price the community/state can afford."[2]
Priority assistive products: is define as "Those products that are highly needed, an absolute necessity to maintain or improve an individual’s functioning and which need to be available at a price the community/state can afford."[2]
Role of Priority assistive product[edit | edit source]
list of priority assistive product[edit | edit source]
References [edit | edit source]
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- ↑ world health organisation.First ever global guide for assistive technology to improve the life of millions. Available from:https://www.who.int/news-room/feature-stories/detail/first-ever-global-guide-for-assistive-technology-to-improve-the-life-of-millions (accessed 1 july,2021).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 World Health Organization. Priority Assistive Products List: Improving access to assistive technology for everyone, everywhere. World Health Organization; 2016.
