Irene Calvo
Biographic Data
| ID | 7879624 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Irene Calvo |
| GIVEN NAMES | Irene |
| FAMILY NAME | Calvo |
| SIGNATURE | CALVO I |
| AFFILIATIONS | World Health Organization |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7520-4903 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Need equality and access equity to assistive products across genders and locations in 29 countries
Background: Evidence from nationally representative assistive product studies on needs equality and access equity is essential for effectively targeting measures by health and other services to improve access to assistive products. This multi-country study explored equality regarding the need for and equity regarding access to assistive products across genders and locations. Materials and methods: This cross-sectional study analyzed aggregated se…
Assistive Technology during the Covid-19 Global Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic imposed significant challenges to users of assistive technology (AT). Three key issues emerged from a series of structured qualitative interviews with 35 AT users in six low- and middle-income countries. These were (1) access to information about COVID-19 and available supports and policies, (2) insufficiency of the government response to meet the needs of AT users, and (3) the response of civil society which partially offse…
Access to Assistive Technology during the Covid-19 Global Pandemic
The SARS COVID-19 pandemic emerged in 2019 and has impacted people everywhere. Disparities in impact and outcomes are becoming apparent for individuals and communities which go beyond the trajectory of the disease itself, influenced by the strength and weaknesses of systems of universal health care, and the actions of civil society and government. This article is one of a series exploring COVID-19-related experiences of assistive technology (AT) …
Assistive Technology Provider Experiences during the Covid-19 Pandemic
Globally, health systems face challenges in the delivery of assistive technology (AT) and only 10% of people are currently able to access the assistive products they need. The COVID-19 pandemic presented an uncharted path for AT providers to navigate, placing them under pressure to be agile and rapidly adapt. This article, part of a series, explores the experiences and impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on AT providers and aims to inform how AT pro…
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Assistive Technology during the Covid-19 Global Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic imposed significant challenges to users of assistive technology (AT). Three key issues emerged from a series of structured qualitative interviews with 35 AT users in six low- and middle-income countries. These were (1) access to information about COVID-19 and available supports and policies, (2) insufficiency of the government response to meet the needs of AT users, and (3) the response of civil society which partially offse…
Access to Assistive Technology during the Covid-19 Global Pandemic
The SARS COVID-19 pandemic emerged in 2019 and has impacted people everywhere. Disparities in impact and outcomes are becoming apparent for individuals and communities which go beyond the trajectory of the disease itself, influenced by the strength and weaknesses of systems of universal health care, and the actions of civil society and government. This article is one of a series exploring COVID-19-related experiences of assistive technology (AT) …
Assistive Technology Provider Experiences during the Covid-19 Pandemic
Globally, health systems face challenges in the delivery of assistive technology (AT) and only 10% of people are currently able to access the assistive products they need. The COVID-19 pandemic presented an uncharted path for AT providers to navigate, placing them under pressure to be agile and rapidly adapt. This article, part of a series, explores the experiences and impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on AT providers and aims to inform how AT pro…
Need equality and access equity to assistive products across genders and locations in 29 countries
Background: Evidence from nationally representative assistive product studies on needs equality and access equity is essential for effectively targeting measures by health and other services to improve access to assistive products. This multi-country study explored equality regarding the need for and equity regarding access to assistive products across genders and locations. Materials and methods: This cross-sectional study analyzed aggregated se…
Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility (4 works) · Business (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 (3 works) · Government (linguistics (3 works) · Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development (3 works) · Pandemic (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works)