Rapid developments in technology present new opportunities for the leading global suppliers to create market value while improving user experience. These companies therefore tend to focus on high-income markets with their products and solutions becoming increasingly more sophisticated. However, most companies have also designed solutions for low-resource settings. In LMICs, much of the service capacity has been developed through humanitarian responses to war and natural disasters. International organizations like the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) have played a vital role in establishing and expanding prosthetic services in many LMICs. As a result, many of the solutions commonly found are designed and/or supplied via these organizations. Over the past decades, suppliers have emerged in emerging economies like China, India, Russia, and Türkiye. These companies supply a range of solutions inspired by basic modular components of the leading companies that have gone off-patent and develop a range of their own products. These companies cater to different price ranges. According to current best estimates, there are likely more than 80 suppliers across these emerging markets. Many companies are based in China and supported by a government focus to strengthen rehabilitation services over the past few decades.
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