The Assistive Products Market Report 2024 edition was focused on presenting a one- stop guide to assistive products, prices, specifications and suppliers and on providing a brief overview of the market landscape for hearing aids, spectacles, prostheses, wheelchairs and digital AT. Launched on World Day for Assistive Technology, 4 June 2024, the report provided a road map to countries for procuring assistive products. While this report focused on enhancing information transparency on the supply-side, significant gaps in knowledge remained on the demand side including on the scale of unmet need for assistive products, particularly in low- and middle-income countries.
Therefore, the Assistive Products Market Report 2025 report complements the previous edition by focusing on the demand side of AT market dynamics, such as the unmet need for AT, supply chain costs and China’s supplier landscape, and offers actionable strategies to improve AT access in low- and middle-income countries. The report is aimed at policymakers and suppliers to gain a deeper understanding of the AT market needs in LMICs and encourages them to adopt suitable strategies and policies to collaborate and strengthen access to AT to underserved populations.