Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on access to healthcare among people with disabilities: evidence from six low- and middle-income countries

• Main Authors: Xanthe Hunt (Author), Shaffa Hameed (Author), Shailaja Tetali (Author), Luong Anh Ngoc (Author), John Ganle (Author), Lopita Huq (Author), Tom Shakespeare (Author), Tracey Smythe (Author), Zeynep Ilkkursun (Author), Hannah Kuper (Author), Ceren Acarturk (Author), Nanda Kishore Kannuri (Author), Vu Quynh Mai (Author), Rifat Shahpar Khan (Author), Lena Morgon Banks (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The pandemic has placed considerable strain on health systems, especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), leading to reductions in the availability of routine health services. Emerging evidence suggests that people with disabilities have encountered marked challenges...