Background: A systematic review was undertaken to explore access to general healthcare
services for people with disabilities in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). Methods …

The vulnerability paradigm widely adopts a resource-based approach for examining disaster
risk. From this perspective, the vulnerability of people in disasters arises from a lack of …

The right to health for people with disabilities in South Africa is supported by both the South
African Constitution and the country's ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of …

Background Experiencing illness in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) can
incur very high out-of-pocket (OOP) payments for healthcare and, while the existing literature …

Background: Catastrophic health expenditure (CHE) represents a key indicator for excessive
financial burden due to out-of-pocket (OOP) healthcare costs, which could push the …

With the 1980s “Doi Moi” economic reforms, Vietnam transitioned from state-funded health
care to a privatized user fee system. Out-of-pocket payments became a major source of …

Strategies or decisions aimed at affecting, in a manner considered to be positive, the genetic
heritage of a child in the context of human reproduction are increasingly being accepted in …

Background Health care is important for people with disabilities in terms of maintaining basic
functional status and promoting health. However, empirical studies on health care utilization …

Background People with disabilities are vulnerable because of the many challenges they
face attitudinal, physical, and financial. The National Policy for Persons with Disabilities …

This article reviews the relationship between social protection and disability in theory and
practice. Persons with disabilities and their families may be considered among the most …