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What is a WHO Collaborating Centre? 

WHO Collaborating Centres (WHO CC) are institutions, such as research institutes, parts of universities or academies, which are designated by the WHO Director-General to carry out activities in support of the Organisation's programmes. Currently, there are over 800 WHO collaborating centres in over 80 countries working with WHO on areas such as nursing, occupational health, communicable diseases, nutrition, mental health, chronic diseases and health technologies.

What is the WHO Collaborating Centre for Assistive Techonology at UCL? 

The WHO Collaborating Centre (CC) for Assistive Technology (AT)  is the only collaborating centre with a specific focus on Assistive Technology. Based at UCL’s GDI Hub, the Centre supports WHO’s efforts to increase global access to assistive technology. The Centre leads key work on four research areas humanitarian response, digital technology and artificial intelligence, service provision models, and the Global Report on AT. 

About the GDI Hub

Global Disability Innovation (GDI) Hub accelerates ideas into impact for a more just world - for disabled people, and all people. It grew out of the bold approach to disability inclusion taken during the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Now operational in over 60 countries,we have reached 37 million since our 2016 launch. GDI Hub is the home of the Disability Design and Innovation, MSc and the AT2030 Program.   

Disability innovation is not just a product or a service, it's a way of thinking to challenge the status quo. Powered by research excellence the GDI Hub develops and test new knowledge, providing the evidence required to enable change.