Building sustainable assistive product markets
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We are helping reshape global and regional markets to attract more buyers and suppliers of affordable, high-quality assistive products – especially those manufactured or assembled closer to users.
Goal: Stronger, more-diverse supply chains that meet user needs and improve availability worldwide.
Interventions
Product narrative: eyeglasses
Explores the market landscape and strategic approach to increase access to eyeglasses and related services in low- and middle-income countries
Product narrative: prostheses
Explores the market landscape and strategic approach to increase access to prostheses and related services in low- and middle-income countries
Assistive technology market intelligence scoping report: strengthening market intelligence for assistive technology
Building on Product Narratives, this report identifies market information gaps and asymmetries in assistive technology and suggests solutions for the future.
Market access deal - prosthetics device landscape
Affordable, quality prosthetic components are critical for achieving optimal health outcomes.
Strengthen regional assistive technology distribution hub in West Africa
ATscale has supported the development of a five-year strategy for the scale-up of this regional role.
Enhancing availability of locally produced wheelchairs in the common market for eastern and southern African countries
The project will test and share lessons on the technical and economic viability and sustainability of a national production model.
