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- Global leaders call for the integration of assistive technology and . . .
The symposium, titled “Ensuring access to assistive technology and rehabilitation services in humanitarian crises,” brought together diplomats, policy-makers and technical experts to address the growing global need for assistive products and rehabilitation, critical services too often overlooked in crisis response
- Technical Advisory Group of Experts on Assistive Technology
The Technical Advisory Group on assistive technology (“TAG”), first established in March 2022, will play an important role in providing recommendations to WHO on strategies to accelerate access to assistive technology and will act as an advisory body to WHO in this field
- التكنولوجيا المساعِدة
تعتبر التكنولوجيا المساعدة مصطلحاً عاماً يغطي النظم والخدمات المرتبطة بتقديم المنتجات والخدمات المساعدة
- GATE Summit 2025: Accelerating access to assistive technology (dates to . . .
Dates to be confirmedGATE Summit 2025, initially scheduled for 7-8 May has been postponed Hosted by WHO under the GATE Initiative and in collaboration with UNICEF, the Summit will bring together key stakeholders to highlight and prioritize global, regional, and national actions needed to accelerate equitable access to assistive technology PurposeThe GATE Summit will build on progress in the
- New dashboard visualizes progress on assistive technology access and . . .
WHO Europe has launched a new data dashboard on the European Health Information Gateway, offering easy access to data and evidence related to assistive technology (AT) policies and services It allows users to explore country-specific information and trends, as part of ongoing efforts to help stakeholders to better understand the AT landscape in Europe and work collaboratively towards
- Assistive technology data portal - World Health Organization (WHO)
The data were collected using two WHO tools: Assistive technology population access indicators, a population-based household survey that measures self-reported use, need, met need, and barriers to accessing assistive technology
- WHO convenes experts to update the Priority Assistive Products List
The World Health Organization (WHO) convened the first in-person meeting of the Technical Advisory Group (TAG) on Assistive Technology on 6 and 7 May 2025 at WHO headquarters in Geneva The meeting marked a critical milestone in the process of updating the WHO Priority Assistive Products List (APL), which was first published in 2016 The TAG, composed of 24 independent experts from all six WHO
- Health products policy and standards
Assistive Product Procurement Procurement of high-quality, appropriate, and affordable assistive products remains a challenge for many government and non-government agencies To address this, WHO and UNICEF are working together to make a range of assistive products available in their supply catalogues
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