Market failures prevent almost one billion people from accessing the assistive products they need. Information asymmetry – lack of access to reliable information about product offerings, quality, reference prices - is a critical market failure that governments and procurement agencies, across low- and middle-income countries, face in buying or supplying access to assistive products.
The Assistive Products Market Report 2024, launched by ATscale, the Global Partnership for Assistive Technology, and the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI), aims to address information asymmetry by presenting a one-stop guide that provides information on the availability of assistive products, including their technical specifications, prices, and key manufacturers.
