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Indicator name:
Assistive technology products funding (%)
Data type:
Percent
Indicator Id:
5746
Topic:
Assistive technology
Rationale:
The WHA71.8 Resolution on improving access to assistive technology urges all Member States to take actions to improve access to assistive technology, and requests WHO to develop progress reports to monitor the status of assistive technology access and communicate the progress made by Member States in implementing the resolution.
Definition:
The proportion of users of assistive products reporting specific funding mechanisms for assistive products
Disaggregation:
Assistive technology product type
Method of measurement
Population-based survey: household survey conducted with the rapid Assistive Technology Assessment (rATA), a dedicated WHO survey tool collecting self-reported data on access to assistive technology.
Method of estimation:
Estimates derived from national household surveys using the rapid Assistive Technology Assessment (rATA). Proportion of assistive product users reporting specific funding mechanisms for assistive products = (Number of respondents using assistive products who reported specific funding mechanisms for assistive products)*100 / (Total number of respondents using assistive products)
Preferred data sources:
Population-based household survey
Contact person email:
zhangw@who.int
Name:
Wei Zhang
IMRID:
5746
Links:
rapid Assistive Technology Assessment tool (rATA)
Global report on assistive technology
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