Sustainable and equitable provision of wheelchairs in low- and middle-income countries: an economic assessment of the models for wheelchair provision in Tajikistan.

Countries will need to continue implementing strategies to ensure universal access to wheelchairs without the risk of financial hardship for users, regardless of the approach to provision that has been chosen.Implication for RehabilitationReaching universal coverage of assistive technologies remains a challenge in many low- and middle-income countries.Countries are advised to adopt an incremental approach to wheelchair provision.The model of wheelchair importation may be a realistic model over the short- to medium-term for many LMICs countries to ensure effective and equitable provision of wheelchairs.In this article, we identify that sufficient funding needs to be allocated to the provision of wheelchairs regardless of the model of provision.