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Eliminating Physical Immobility for Children (EPIC) in Africa
Globally, more than 1 billion people need at least one form of assistive device (AD) but over 90% (900 million) do not have access to it. Worldwide between 93 and 150 million children less than 18 years live with some form of disability.
The Three D's
Discovery
Discovery will involve generation of data and evidence on physical disability affecting mobility among children aged less than18 years in sub-Saharan Africa.
Development
Development will encompass creating unique global partnership to change the ecosystem of wheelchair production and procurement in sub-Saharan Africa
Delivery
Delivery builds on work of discovery and development ensuring that every child with physical immobility gets appropriate wheelchair in sub-Saharan Africa.
The GWSPH team led by Professor Adnan Hyder has worked to understand the epidemiology and determinants of childhood injury, disability and trauma for 20 years. Their work has uncovered the huge burden of disability in low and middle income countries, the impact on care givers of disabled children, and new ways of measuring disability and participation. This project is a natural advancement of their work and collaborations in Africa.