Description
The WHO APL (which stands for "World Health Organization Assistive Products List") includes 50 categories of assistive products that are considered "priority" or "essential" by the Worls Health Organization (WHO): those products that are highly needed, an absolute necessity to maintain or improve an individual’s functioning and which need to be available at a price the community/state can afford. The List has been adopted by the WHO Assembly on May 24, 2016, and will be probably updated in the future.
Subject (according to the ISO classification of assistive products)
- ASSISTIVE PRODUCTS FOR PERSONAL MEDICAL TREATMENT (ISO 04)
- ORTHOSES AND PROSTHESES (ISO 06)
- ASSISTIVE PRODUCTS FOR PERSONAL CARE AND PROTECTION (ISO 09)
- ASSISTIVE PRODUCTS FOR PERSONAL MOBILITY (ISO 12)
- ASSISTIVE PRODUCTS FOR HOUSEKEEPING (ISO 15)
- FURNISHINGS AND ADAPTATIONS TO HOMES AND OTHER PREMISES (ISO 18)
- ASSISTIVE PRODUCTS FOR COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION (ISO 22)
- ASSISTIVE PRODUCTS FOR HANDLING OBJECTS AND DEVICES (ISO 24)
- ASSISTIVE PRODUCTS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT AND ASSESSMENT (ISO 27)
- ASSISTIVE PRODUCTS FOR EMPLOYMENT AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING (ISO 28)
- ASSISTIVE PRODUCTS FOR RECREATION (ISO 30)
