a new Global Initiative of EMP/PHI
20 Century
21 Century
20 Century
Preventing or treating a disease
21 Century
It is also about
healthy lives and well-being
Assistive
Health
Products
More age – more chronic conditions/functional decline
More Medical and Assistive Products
0
Active ageing
Function
100
10
20
30
40
50
Age
60
70
80
90
100
2014
At least 2 billion
products by 2050
20 times growth
opportunities
Challenges related to AHT provision
Perceived as a
small market
A handful
Manufacturers
A handful
professionals
Higher cost
Higher status
Fragmented
sector
10%
access
Creating a global imitative to improve access to highquality affordable Assistive Health Technology (AHT) –
opening the GATE
Relevance:
 Rights to Assistive Technology, as outlined in the UN Convention on
the Rights of Persons with Disabilities – Article 32 in particular, which
asked for International cooperation to improve access
 WHO Disability Action Plan 2014–2021 – Objective2. Improve access
to assistive technologies that are safe, of good quality and affordable
 WHO World Report on Ageing and Health - WHO Ageing Action Plan
2017–2022
 1 of the 6 WHO's leadership priorities – improving access to
medical/health Products
 Proposed Sustainable Development Goal 3. Ensure healthy lives and
promote well-being for all at all ages
Industries
Public &
Private
International
Organizations
Service
Providers
16
18
12
User
Academia
Groups
6
6
Governments
8
1. Work towards establishing GATE as WHO flagship
programme
2. Create an advisory group and a forum of champions
3. Discussion on AHT in the World Health Assembly /
World Economic Forum in 2016
4. 1st World Summit of AHT in 2016
5. Initiate a global survey to map the current scenario
6. Identify 25 most essential assistive health products
7. Develop a model of single-window comprehensive
service provision of Most Essential Assistive Health
Products (MAP) at all levels of Health care system
Global Survey/
Consensus
• 25 Most
essential
Assistive
Health
Products
(MAP)
MAP model
• Product
profiles
•Procurement
•Training
• Providers
• Nurses
• PHC
personnel
• Caregivers
• Users
1stop Integrated
service delivery
• District level
• PHC centres
• Age-friendly
environment
(PHC in
particular)
WHA
Models
WEF
ASEM
G20
Training
Productsprofile
Research
agenda
Procurement
Newerproducts
Research
work
Standards
Service
We want
But only
to improve
for 10%this