A Hybrid Fuzzy AHP/VIKOR Approach to Funding Strategy Selection for Advanced Prosthetic and Orthotic Medical Devices in Low-Income Countries: A Case of Pakistan

• Published in: Mathematical problems in engineering Vol. 2022; pp. 1 - 22
• Main Authors: Ahmed, Irfan, Feng, Bo, Abdul, Daud, Feng, Junwen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Hindawi 13.10.2022; John Wiley & Sons, Inc
• Subjects: Analytic hierarchy process; Constraint modelling; Decision making; Design; Developing countries; Funding; Fuzzy logic; Income; Information technology; LDCs; Medical equipment; Medical research; Medical technology; People with disabilities; Professionals; Prostheses; Research methodology; Systematic review; Pakistan
• ISSN: 1024-123X; 1563-5147
• DOI: 10.1155/2022/2153940

In the context of advanced prosthetic and orthotic medical devices, funding is a major challenge, especially in low-income countries. This research aims to investigate the best funding solution for such medical devices to offer disabled people a better quality of life and improve their health and ec...