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Global Report on Assistive Technology (AT)
May 26 , 2022
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- The World Health Organisation and UNICEF jointly launched the first Global Report on Assistive Technology (GReAT).
- This report is the culmination of the 71st World Health Assembly resolution in 2018 to prepare a global report on effective access to assistive technology.
- More than 2.5 billion people need one or more assistive products, such as wheelchairs, hearing aids, or apps that support communication and cognition.
- A billion of them are denied access.
- Particularly in low and middle income countries, access can be as low as 3% of the need for these life-changing products.
- The number of people in need of one or more assistive products is likely to rise to 3.5 billion by 2050.
- AT is any item, piece of equipment, software program or product system that is used to increase, maintain or improve the functional capabilities of persons with disabilities.
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