Globally, people with disabilities have a mortality rate that is 2.24 times higher than those without disabilities. And although people with disabilities often have greater healthcare needs, they also experience more and higher barriers to care. McKinsey’s Dr. Mona Hammami and coauthors write that in the patient care pathway, people with disabilities are more likely to report:
- skipping or delaying care because of cost
- having difficulty securing transportation to a health facility
- encountering inaccessible facilities
- meeting workers with inadequate skills or flexibility to provide quality care
This International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD), examine inequities in the patient care pathway, potential interventions to overcome them, and a three-step approach to reducing inequities across communicable and non-communicable disease types. Then, read these insights for more on inclusivity in care and everyday life.
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