Interview | Rajib Dasgupta
The World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) jointly launched the first Global Report on Assistive Technology (GReAT) on May 16. A billion people globally are currently estimated to be in need of assistive technology (AT). This is projected to double by 2050, with an aging population and increasing prevalence of non-communicable diseases. Rajib Dasgupta , Chairperson at the Centre of Social Medicine and Community Health, Jawaharlal Nehru University, and a contributor to Chapter 3 of the GReAT report, in his interview to The Hindu’s Bindu Shajan Perappadan , explains the key points of the report and the related conditions in India.
