Applying market shaping approaches to increase access to assistive technology in low- and middle-income countries

Harnessing Customized Built-in Elements: Empowering Component-Based Software Engineering and Design Systems with HTML5 Web Components

“…Each component in this system has been meticulously crafted to integrate seamlessly with the distinct architecture of a particular application [8]. This seamless integration is a cornerstone, increasing code modularity and reusability by enclosing complicated and multifarious functions into self-contained components [2].…”

Sustainability in global health: a low ceiling, a star in the sky, or the mountaintop?

“…There are growing attempts at balancing the market through corporate social responsibility, private philanthropy, public–private partnerships, social entrepreneurship and legislation 53 60 61. New intellectual property laws, voluntary licensing agreements and pooled funding for research and development as well as procurement, utilisation of generic medications and development of frugal technologies have made (or have the potential to make) certain health technologies (like antiretroviral drugs) more readily available to disadvantaged countries and communities 49 50 53 54 62–64. However, limited access to life-saving health technologies has continued to thwart many initiatives globally.…”

Delivering Refractive Care to Populations With Near and Distance Vision Impairment: 2 Novel Social Enterprise Models

“…Additionally, the Global Partnership for Assistive Technology developed scaling strategies for 5 priority products (collectively known as ATScale 2030), including eyeglasses. 33 The ATScale 2030 plan for eyeglasses highlights the delivery of vision screening and reading glasses through CHWs and conducting workplace vision correction programs as promising models for increasing access to eyeglasses, 34 in part informed by VisionSpring's experience.…”