Assistive Technology for All

Assistive Technology for All, a side event at the 69th World Health Assembly, focused on the tremendous need for assistive technologies. Irene Koek, USAID's Deputy Assistant Administrator for Global Health, said assistive technology devices and services are intrinsic to achieving the SDGs, which will require the full participation of all members of society. commitment, these can be overcome. "If we truly are to transform our world by 2030, though the people-centered set of universal and transformative goals and targets that are the SDGs, we must make assistive technology accessible to all, and no one should be left behind," she said.

The event was co-sponsored by eight WHO member states: event is co-sponsored by eight Member States: People’s Republic of China, Ecuador, Federal Republic of Germany, Ireland, Republic of Korea, Pakistan, the United States, and Zimbabwe.