Beyond physical access: disability-inclusive primary health care as a test of health equity in Sub-Saharan Africa
Mohamed Daud Mohamed, Yakub Burhan Abdullahi, Abdikadir Ahmed Hassan, Iqro Omar Ibrahim, Liban Abdullahi Sudi, Nuradin Abdullahi Sheikh Rashid · 2026
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Mohamed and co-authors argue that making basic clinics truly usable by people with disabilities is a core test of health fairness in sub-Saharan Africa. Barriers stack along the whole care path: steps and doorways, fees, unreadable information, poor communication, stigma, weak referrals, and scarce rehab aids. Poverty, gender gaps, and rural distance deepen each one.
Their 2026 commentary says inclusion is baked into system design, funding, staffing, data, and governance, not fixed by ramps alone. They call for disability-split monitoring, plain communication, provider training, funded assistive products, and a formal seat for disabled people's organizations in planning. Inclusion, they argue, belongs inside routine performance scores for universal coverage reforms.
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| CREATOR | Mohamed Daud Mohamed, Yakub Burhan Abdullahi, Abdikadir Ahmed Hassan, Iqro Omar Ibrahim, Liban Abdullahi Sudi, Nuradin Abdullahi Sheikh Rashid |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 24 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |