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Promotion of Mobility Devices Especially Prosthetics, Orthotics and Wheelchairs in Developing Countries
Funding Period: September 2009 – September 2014
Amount: $1,068,980
Purpose: Promote the use of mobility and assistive devices in developing countries.
Objectives:
- Develop a training package on wheelchair service provision which follow guidelines
described in the publication, Guidelines on the Provision of Manual Wheelchairs
in Less Resourced Settings
- Collaborate with the Education Development Center to develop a video on best practices in wheelchair service provision
- Support members states to facilitate access to mobility devices, especially in low- and middle-income countries
In 2007, USAID’s War Victims Fund collaborated with the World Health Organization
(WHO) and the International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics (ISPO),
to sponsor the Consensus Conference on Wheelchairs for Developing Countries
in Bangalore, India. As a result of the conference, the organizations developed Guidelines
on the Provision of Manual Wheelchairs in Less Resourced Settings,
which established guidelines for the design, production, supply, and service
delivery of manual wheelchairs, in particular for long-term wheelchair users,
in less-resourced settings.
To ensure the implementation of the guidelines, USAID is supporting WHO
to develop wheelchair training packages. These packages consist of three modules:
basic, intermediate, and management of wheelchair service provision. This
project supports activities to complete the training packages and to further
facilitate access to mobility devices.
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