In this new report, ATscale describes the enormous gains that access to assistive technology (AT) can have in health, for the community and the economy. The figures are dramatic: investment in the provision of four assistive products – hearing aids, prostheses, eyeglasses, and wheelchairs – will result in a return on investment of 9:1.
Evidence summary: Disability data and eye health programming in low- to middle-income countrie
In 2022, the Fred Hollows Foundation (The Foundation) engaged the Inclusion Advisory Group at CBM Global (IAG) to prepare an evidence summary on disability data and eye health. The evidence summary aims to answer the question: What is the evidence on the collection and use of disability data in eye health programming in low and middle-income countries?
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Publisher Name:
Fred Hallows Foundation
Publisher Website:
https://www.hollows.org/
Publication Year:
2023
Languages:
English
Categories:
Evidence and data, Report
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