- Recognize that people with disabilities are a large and vulnerable group that is a critical risk for Universal Health Coverage (UHC).
- Address the health needs of people with disabilities and the obstacles they face in accessing healthcare when planning for UHC and SDG 3 Action.
- Improving access to healthcare for people with disabilities is crucial to achieving UHC.

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- Global policymakers
- Governments 
- Funders
- Implementers and Advocates

Recommendation for Stakeholders to Make Health Service More Accessible for People with Disability

Kuper, H, Heydt, P. (2019). The mission billion: access to health services for 1 billion people with disabilities. London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, 2019. https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/TheMissingBillion

Access To Health Services For 1 Billion People With Disabilities

- Improve health and disability laws, policies, and plans.
- Make it easier for everyone to access.
- Check budgets for addressing access barriers, rehabilitation services, and assistive technologies.
- Gather data on health categorized by disability.

Governments 

- Establish criteria for providing funding to ensure that all programs offer fair access for people with disabilities. 
- Invest in activities to improve healthcare access for people with disability. 
- Invest in more research and design work to better understand the barriers to healthcare that people with disabilities face. This will help strengthen our knowledge.

Funders

- Remember to consider the needs of people with disabilities in all health services, programs, and training. 
- Create a coalition to develop a strategy for holding policymakers and governments accountable.

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