The refurbishment and redistribution of disability equipment from the UK to low- and middle-income countries: a case study focusing on 2016-2021 redistributions to Romania.

The surplus of used disability equipment contributing to waste in the UK and the lack of access to disability equipment in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are two issues in need of solution. To address such problems, UK charities refurbish and redistribute used disability equipment to LMICs. To date, there is a scarcity of data on how LMICs could access surplus disability equipment from UK organisations.