Publications by authors named "Phyllis Heydt"

Health systems often fail people with disabilities, which might contribute to their shorter life expectancy and poorer health outcomes than people without disabilities. This Review provides an overview of the existing evidence on health inequities faced by people with disabilities and describes existing approaches to making health systems disability inclusive. Our Review documents a broad range of health-care inequities for people with disabilities (eg, lower levels of cancer screening), which probably contribute towards health differentials.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Provision of inclusive services and reaching marginalised groups are crucial to achieving the UNAIDS 95-95-95 targets by 2030. However, people with disabilities are often left behind. This gap in HIV care provision is important because more than 1 billion people worldwide have disabilities, including a quarter of people living with HIV.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF