Annex 1: China Assistive Product Supplier Landscape
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Annex 1: China Assistive Product Supplier Landscape
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Table of Contents
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Introduction
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Research methodology
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Scope and limitations
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Overview of Chinese assistive products export to LMICs
Company size and sales pattern
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Companies exporting to LMICs
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Quality
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Competitiveness
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Challenges in entering LMIC markets
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Suggestions from buyers and suppliers on how to increase Chinese manufacturers’ participation in LMIC markets
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Overview of China’s supplier landscape for assistive products
1. Hearing aids
Supplier landscape
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Sales pattern
Overseas manufacturing in LMICs
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2. Wheelchairs
Supplier landscape
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Overseas manufacturing in LMICs
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3. Prostheses
Supplier landscape
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Sales pattern
Overseas manufacturing in LMICs
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4. Spectacles
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Supplier landscape
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Sales pattern
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Overseas manufacturing in LMICs
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5. Digital assistive products (screen readers, smartphones, and AACs)
Supplier landscape
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Competitive advantage for LMIC exports
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Challenges for LMIC exports
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Digital assistive technology:
Spectacles:
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Recommendations
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References
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