This research paper examines assistive technology (AT) provision in humanitarian contexts, specifically in Bangladesh and Jordan. Through interviews and qualitative analysis framed by WHO's 5 Ps (Products, People, Provision, Place, Policy), the study identifies key gaps and challenges, highlighting the need for systematic integration of AT into humanitarian…
Disability and rehabilitation in the Western Pacific
The Disability and Rehabilitation Unit developed strategic communication tools which include: 1) fact sheets on disability and health, rehabilitation and assistive technology, and community-based rehabilitation; 2) information products on rehabilitation in health facilities and rehabilitation services. The target audiences are the primary: ministers of health or equivalent, secondary – media, civil society, legislators, health facility administrators, tertiary – WHO internal audiences and the general public.
Details
Publisher Name:
World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for the Western Pacific
Publisher Website:
https://www.who.int/westernpacific
Publication Year:
2017
Languages:
English
Country or Region:
Western Pacific Region
Categories:
Standard or framework
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